Among males, on the other hand, HHV-8 infec- To investigate bloodborne or sexually transmitted coinfections, tion was significantly more frequent in men who have sex with blood samples were further screened for serologic markers for men (MSM) when compared with the other groups (% vs. hepatitis B virus (HBV) (HBs Ag and anti-HBc), hepatitis. · Hepatitis B (HB) is a serious global public health problem. This study aims to evaluate Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) towards Hepatitis B (HB) among healthy population of Quetta city, Pakistan. A cross sectional, descriptive study was undertaken. One thousand healthy individuals (aged 18 years and above) were approached for the study. Hepatitis C is an infectious disease caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV) that primarily affects the liver; it is a type of viral hepatitis. During the initial infection people often have mild or no symptoms. Occasionally a fever, dark urine, abdominal pain, and yellow tinged skin occurs. The virus persists in the liver in about 75% to 85% of those initially infected.
The seroprevalence ofHBV infection in Cameroon is high and effective strategies to interrupt the transmission of HBV are urgently required. Objective Better knowledge of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection prevalence at the national level can help to implement pertinent strategies to address HBV related burden. The aim was to estimate the seroprevalence of HBV infection in Cameroon. Download. Seroprevalence of Hepatitis B virus infection among an afro-descendant community in Brazil. Katia Lima. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Vol. Download Free PDF. Download Free PDF. Seroprevalence of hepatitis B and C viruses among medical waste handlers at Gondar town Health institutions, Northwest Ethiopia. BMC Research Notes. A seroepidemiological study was conducted to assess the seroprevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBs Ag) and antibodies to hepatitis C virus (Anti-HCV) in 14, patients hospitalized in our cardiology clinics. Threehundred and fifty five () patients (%) were found to be positive for HBs Ag, a hundred and sixty six () patients (%) were positive for Anti- HCV and ten.
Seroprevalence of human immunodeficiency and hepatitis B viruses among patients at a health facility in Freetown, Sierra Leone Sierra Leone J Biomed Res, 2 (1) (), pp. 28 - 31 View Record in Scopus Google Scholar. In a National Survey undertaken by Adebola et al. [10] on seroprevalence of Hepatitis B Infection in Nigeria, % prevalence was reported. A review article on the same subject matter reported a. The seroprevalence of HBsAg was % out of which % were positive for HBeAg, % had HBeAb, 20% had neither HBeAg nor HBeAb, % had total HBcAb and % had HBV DNA in their serum. The.
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