作者
T Shimelis, W Torben, G Medhin, M Tebeje, A Andualm, F Demessie, A Mulu, B Tegbaru, S Gebre-Selassie
发表日期
2008/2/1
期刊
Sexually transmitted infections
卷号
84
期号
1
页码范围
37-41
出版商
The Medical Society for the Study of Venereal Disease
简介
Objective
To determine the prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and its risk factors among people attending the HIV voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) centre and anti-retroviral therapy (ART) clinic at St Paul’s General Specialised Hospital.
Methods
A cross-sectional study was carried out on consecutive attendees from 24 January 2007 to 15 February 2007. Blood samples and data on sociodemographic and HBV risk factors were collected from 620 individuals (384 VCT and 236 HIV-infected ART clinic clients). Sera were screened for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), antibody to hepatitis B core antigen (anti-HBc) and hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg).
Results
The prevalence of HBsAg and anti-HBc in VCT clients was 5.7% and 44.8%, respectively. Among HIV-infected persons, 3.9% were seropositive for HBsAg. There was no significant difference in HBsAg or anti-HBc seropositivity between HIV …
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