Prevalence of Hepatitis B surface Antigen among the Newly Admitted Students of University of Jos, Nigeria

Ekuma, Odinachi Okoh; Mawak, JD; Uwakwe, A. A.; Ogbu, Ogbonnaya; Okoh, Felicia Ngozi; Agah, Maduka Victor; Nnachi, Agwu Ulu

doi:10.11648/j.ajls.20140201.15

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“…The results are also consistent with the prevalence study carried out in University of Jos, Nigeria (Ekuma et al, 2014) where males had a significantly higher HBsAg prevalence compared to their female counterparts. The knowledge level among students was significantly higher than that among the non-teaching staff probably due to the source(s) of information they had access to.…”

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Epidemiology of Hepatitis B viral infection among students and non-teaching (casual) staff of Nile University of Nigeria: A 2017 study

Lado¹,

Ogbaga²,

Nwagbara³

2018

J. Public Health Epidemiol.

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Hepatitis B viral infection is a silent deadly disease. According to the Society for Gastroenterology and Hepatology in Nigeria (SOGHIN), over 20 million persons are infected with hepatitis and death from it is on a large scale. This study was carried out in order to estimate the prevalence of Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) among students and non-teaching staff of Nile University of Nigeria, Abuja. The study was crosssectional; involving 200 participants (150 students and 50 non-teaching staff) recruited over a period of three months, from the first week of February 2017 to the end of May 2017 and screened for Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) using One Step Rapid Diagnostic Test. Structured questionnaires were also issued out to the study population. The study revealed that 13 out of the 200 people tested were positive giving an overall prevalence rate of 6.5% (95% CI: 3.0, 10.0%). 3 out of the 150 students were positive and 10 out of the 50 non-teaching staff tested were positive. The prevalence of HBsAg was higher among the non-teaching staff (20.0%) than among students (2.0%). Disaggregated by gender, the prevalence was higher among males (8.9%) than among females (4.0%). The reasons for the difference in prevalence and health implications of these findings are discussed.

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Epidemiology of Hepatitis B viral infection among students and non-teaching (casual) staff of Nile University of Nigeria: A 2017 study

Lado¹,

Ogbaga²,

Nwagbara³

2018

J. Public Health Epidemiol.

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“…In a similar study carried out on fresh students of University of Jos, they recorded a prevalence of 16.67%. 25 Farmers and applicants contributed 1.8% and 1.7% respectively to the total prevalence. Idleness on the part of the applicants may have made them to indulge in certain activities that predispose them to HBV infection.…”

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confidence: 97%

Spatial distribution of hepatitis B sero-antibodies among subjects in some Niger Delta communities: A public health risk

Obioma¹

2018

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Abbreviations: HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma; HbsAg, hepatitis B surface antigen; NPI, national program on immunization; HBcAg, hepatitis B core antigen; FSLC, first school leaving certificate; NDPDC, niger delta petroleum development company ltd Int J Fam Commun Med. 2018;2(2):67-71. 67 AbstractHepatitis B virus is a major cause of viral hepatitis. The prevalence of the hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) which is a component of HBV was investigated among some communities in Ahoada East Local Government Area of Rivers State in the Niger Delta Region. A total of 1000 randomly selected subjects from the Community Health Center Edeogha-Ekpeye, Community Health Center Ochigba, and Comprehensive Health Center Ahoada, Ahoada General Hospital, Ula-upata, Ahoada Timber Market and Ogbo town were recruited. Self-administered questionnaires were distributed to the subjects to get their socio-demographic data and also their blood samples collected for serological assay for HBsAg using the Acon HBsAg test strips (USA). The total prevalence of HBsAg was 14% out of which 5.7% were males and 8.3% were females. Of those infected 4.8% were within the ages of 25-34, 4% within ages 15-24, 3.9% within 35-44 and 1.3% are within the age of 45-54 years respectively. Nevertheless, 6% of positive cases were those with the senior school certificate, 3.6% were those with the First School Leaving Certificate, 3.3% had no educational qualification, 1% were BSc holders while 0.1% were MSc holders; 3.1% were students, 1.8% were farmers, 1.7% were applicants, 1.3% were civil servants, 0.4% were those with other occupations while 0.3 were fishermen; 7.5% were married, 4.9% were widowed while 1.6% were single. Among those infected, 13.4% of them knew the use of condoms could prevent HBsAg infection while 0.6% said they were not aware of such protective mechanism. The study revealed that marital status, age and occupation played a huge role in determining the prevalence; thus the need for vigorous health education and increasing efforts in immunization in our remote communities should be strongly sustained. Nevertheless, the vaccination against the virus should be made free and accessible to the weak and vulnerable.

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“…Also, a total of 3.8% hepatitis B virus which can be considered as low prevalence recorded among the pregnant women in this study area concurs with the ndings of [17,18] who observed a prevalence of 2.8% and 2.19% in Port Harcourt and Benin city respectively. However [19] reported that when hepatitis B virus seroprevalence is greater than 7% in an adult population in a given location, the location thereby should be classi ed as highly endemic for HBV infection. The low prevalence of hepatitis B recorded is contrary to high endemicity of 12.3% and 13.3% recorded in Niger State [20] and Zaria, Kaduna State [21].…”

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Malaria, Hepatitis B and their Co-infection among Pregnant Women Visiting Maternity Centers in Akure, Nigeria

Afolabi

Bakare

2022

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Objectives The research was aimed at determining the prevalence of malaria, hepatitis B and their co-infection among pregnant women visiting maternity centers in Akure South Local Government. Five hundred pregnant women were examined from Comprehensive Health Centre, Arakale and Mother and Child Hospital, Oke- Aro for malaria and hepatitis B. Thick and thin blood smears were prepared to detect the presence of malaria parasites, hepatitis B virus kit was used to detect hepatitis B virus antigen. Results The results showed that 65.6% of the pregnant women were infected with malaria parasites, while 3.8% were infected with hepatitis B virus. It was further observed that 2.2% pregnant women who had malaria also had Hepatitis B. Malaria was more prevalent among the age group 21-25years (68.1%), and women in their third trimester (66.7%), while hepatitis B virus was more prevalent among age group 41-45years (14.3%) and women in their second trimester (4.6%). The study revealed high prevalence of malaria and low prevalence of Hepatitis B infections among pregnant women in this study area. Therefore, prompt diagnosis and treatment of the two infections among pregnant women should be intensified to prevent maternal and neonate mortality.

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Prevalence of Hepatitis B surface Antigen among the Newly Admitted Students of University of Jos, Nigeria

Cited by 9 publications

References 15 publications

Epidemiology of Hepatitis B viral infection among students and non-teaching (casual) staff of Nile University of Nigeria: A 2017 study

Epidemiology of Hepatitis B viral infection among students and non-teaching (casual) staff of Nile University of Nigeria: A 2017 study

Spatial distribution of hepatitis B sero-antibodies among subjects in some Niger Delta communities: A public health risk

Malaria, Hepatitis B and their Co-infection among Pregnant Women Visiting Maternity Centers in Akure, Nigeria

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