Abstract Purpose of Review Syphilis continues to cause morbidity and mortality worldwide.
While syphilis infection is easily identifiable and treatable, rates of syphilis infection continue …

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 …

Abstract The World Health Organization (WHO) African Region has approximately 100
million people with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. This review describes the status …

Objective Better knowledge of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection prevalence at the national
level can help to implement pertinent strategies to address HBV related burden. The aim …

Background The epidemiology of hepatitis B virus (HBV) in the general population in east
Africa is not well documented. In this meta-analysis, we examined 37 full published research …

Objective. Syphilis is one of the most imperative STIs, caused by the spirochete Treponema
pallidum. During pregnancy it is associated with disastrous health outcomes in the newborn …

Purpose This review article focuses on preventing vertical transmission of hepatitis B virus
(HBV) among pregnant women living in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), where disease is …

Background Syphilis and HIV can be transmitted from pregnant women to their children and
they remain a public health problem in Africa. Our study aimed to determine the trends of …

Background There is plenitude of information on HIV infection among pregnant mothers
attending antenatal care (ANC) in sub-Saharan Africa. However, the epidemiology of HBV …

Background Sexually transmitted infections constitute a major public health problem
worldwide. Syphilis and HIV infections cause various adverse pregnancy outcomes …