Background: Published data on HIV, HBV, and HCV in correctional facilities in Nigeria is
scarce. We set out to establish the seroprevalence, co-infection, and risk factors for these …

Background Tuberculosis (TB) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) represent two of
the greatest health threats in African prisons. In 2010, collaboration between the Centre for …

In most countries, HIV and AIDS rates are higher among inmates than in the general
population. As part of a series of studies aimed at examining the plausible links between HIV …

Objectives Discrimination between HIV‐1 and HIV‐2 is important to ensure appropriate
antiretroviral treatment (ART) and epidemiological surveillance. However, serological tests …

An epidemiological study on hepatitis B virus infection among prison inmates in Borno state,
Nigeria, was carried out using a questionnaire survey to determine the possible risk factors …

Prisoners are at exceptional risk of viral infection because of the numerous high risk
activities associated with incarceration. Prisons are incubators for infectious disease, yet are …

Materials and Methods: A total of 290 counseled and consenting inmates aged 15–55 years
were enrolled in a “cross-sectional” study. Serum samples prepared from venous whole …

Research has shown high transmission of hepatitis B virus (HBV) among inmates in
correctional facilities in the developed world, but the data base for the developing countries …

ABSTRACT ELISA-Based detection of HBV infection in correctional facilities in Sokoto
metropolis, Sokoto state Nigeria was carried out using a questionnaire survey to determine …

Background. Human immune-deficiency virus (HIV) infection is a major public health
problem, with sub-Saharan African being the hardest of the regions of the world. Malawi's …