Prevalence of hepatitis B, hepatitis C and human immunodeficiency viruses, and evaluation of risk factors for transmission: Report of a population screening in Nigeria
| Autor: | UC Okonkwo, Henry Chima Okpara, H Osim, Akaninyene Otu, Y Ogarekpe, Marcus Inyama, Soter Ameh |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Epidemiology
Hepatitis C virus Population Nigeria lcsh:Medicine medicine.disease_cause Hepatitis 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Environmental health medicine 030212 general & internal medicine education Hepatitis B virus Public health lcsh:R5-920 education.field_of_study Transmission (medicine) business.industry lcsh:R HIV virus diseases General Medicine Odds ratio Hepatitis C Hepatitis B medicine.disease Adult population digestive system diseases Immunology 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology lcsh:Medicine (General) business |
| Zdroj: | South African Medical Journal, Vol 107, Iss 4, Pp 346-351 (2017) SAMJ: South African Medical Journal, Volume: 107, Issue: 4, Pages: 346-351, Published: APR 2017 South African Medical Journal; Vol 107, No 4 (2017); 346-351 |
| ISSN: | 2078-5135 |
| DOI: | 10.7196/samj.2017.v107i4.12198 |
| Popis: | Background. Hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV) and HIV are common blood-borne infections unevenly distributed across regions in Nigeria. Few population-based prevalence studies have been done in Nigeria. O bjective. To determine the prevalence of HBV, HCV and HIV and risk factors for infection with these viruses in a Nigerian population. Methods. Hepatitis B surface antigen, anti-HCV and HIV were assayed in 1 498 healthy adult participants. A structured questionnaire was used to assess risk factors for viral acquisition. Bivariate analysis was used to compare differences in sociodemographic characteristics. Significant risk factors were identified by stepwise logistic regression. A p -value |
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