Hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C (HCV) virus infections have remained recurring decimals
in blood transfusion, vertical transmission, liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma …

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 …

A total of 1535 randomly collected blood specimens from different groups of consenting
subjects in Benue State, were screened by ELISA for Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) …

Co-infection of hepatotropic virus (es), with HIV has been associated with a reduced survival
rate, an increased risk of progression to severe liver disease, and an increased risk of …

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 …

Background: In Nigeria, it is estimated that 3.6% of the population were living with Human
immunodeficiency virus in 2009, and the country had the world's second highest number of …

The carriage rate of Hepatitis-B surface antigen (HBsAg) in an urban community in Jos, the
Plateau State capital, was studied to obtain the pattern of Hepatitis-beta virus (HBV) spread …

Background: Hepatitis B and C viruses cause death due to liver disease worldwide among
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) positive individuals. Hepatitis B (HBV) and HIV have …

Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional study carried out among HIV-positive
individuals seen at the adult HIV clinic of AKTH. Four Hundred and forty (440) consecutive …

The seroprevalences of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) markers were
evaluated in a random sample of 803 children attending school in Ashanti‐Akim North …