Serum samples collected from two groups in the Tari District of Southern Highlands Province
were assayed for markers of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. 85% of women of childbearing …

To assess the importance of perinatal transmission of hepatitis B virus and the risk of
infection in different age groups in Northern Rwanda, filter paper dried blood samples from …

The seroprevalence of 2 hepatitis B virus markers, HBsAg and anti-HBc, were determined in
731 blood donors and 1020 pregnant women in 3 hospitals in a rural community in Ghana …

Hepatitis B virus markers were measured by radioimmunoassay in the sera of 804 rural and
urban inhabitants and prisoners in Nigeria. Of these, 530 (66%) subjects had one or more …

To determine the prevalence of and risk factors for hepatitis B infection in rural Sudan, 2
villages in the Gezira were surveyed. There were 851 subjects (age 1-89 years; mean age …

The rates of infection of various hepatitis B virus serological markers were measured on the
basis of age, sex and socio-economic activties amongst the community population of Mubi, a …

Community based longitudinal epidemiological study of hepatitis B virus (HBV) was done in
Maragua between June 1986 and November 1987. Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) …

A community based sero-epidemiological study was undertaken to determine the age
specific prevalence rates of hepatitis A virus (HAV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in a …

Serologic markers of hepatitis B virus (HBV), including HBV DNA, and of hepatitis delta virus
were measured in three villages in Gabon. Of 303 subjects studied, 19% were carriers of …

The age specific prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen and antibody was studied among
a random sample of Nauruans over the age of 10 years. Overall, 79% of subjects showed …