Globally, in 2017 35 million people were living with HIV (PLHIV) and 257 million had chronic
HBV infection (HBsAg positive). The extent of HIV‐HBsAg co‐infection is unknown. We …

Advances in health economics have proven useful in evaluating the cost-effectiveness of
interventions, where the benefit usually takes the form of improved health outcomes rather …

Public health interventions must be readily accepted by their target populations to have any
meaningful impact and must have financial and infrastructural support to be feasible in the …

Active screening of blood donors has practically eliminated viral pathogens during provision
of transfusion services; however, transfusion-associated bacterial sepsis remains an …

Co‐infection of parvovirus B19 with hepatitis B virus has been found in patients with acute
and chronic hepatitis. The clinical significance of parvovirus B19 in hepatitis B co‐infected …

Aim This study is the first attempt conducted to determine the co-infection rates of Hepatitis C
virus among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in our hospital. This is expected to lead to …

Background: Efforts to curb the spread of HIV transmission through transfusion of blood and
its products is still a problem because of challenge in countries using antibody-based rapid …

Blood is a life-saving resource. Despite the significance of blood transfusion in saving a
millions life in emergencies and medical treatment, the safety of blood transfusion faced …

Introduction: It is becoming clear that a major complication of HIV patients on HAART is co-
infection with hepatitis C and its attendant sequalae such as liver cirrhosis and carcinoma …

abstract Aim: This study is the first attempt conducted to determine the co-infection rates of
Hepatitis C virus among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in our hospital. This is …