The role of triple infection with hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type-1 on CD4+ lymphocyte levels in the highly HIV infected population of North-Central Nigeria

Jc, Forbi; Gabadi, S; Alabi, R; Iperepolu, HO; Pam, C.R.; Entonu, P E; Agwale, SM

doi:10.1590/s0074-02762007005000025

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“…Moreover, non-Caucasian people and women had a signifi cantly lower risk of being anti-HBc positive. The association between male gender and a high anti-HBc prevalence was also observed in previous studies 16,43,44 and can be explained by males' higher rate of promiscuity and more frequent exposure to risk factors for transmission 5 . The association between anti-HBc and age over 40 years that we observed in our study can be explained by the increased chance of HBV infection that results from a longer lifespan and life time exposure to unprotected sex, unprotected sexual relationships and mother-to-child transmission.…”

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The prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection markers and socio-demographic risk factors in HIV-infected patients in Southern Brazil

Martins

Livramento

Andrigueti

et al. 2014

Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop.

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confidence: 78%

The prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection markers and socio-demographic risk factors in HIV-infected patients in Southern Brazil

Martins

Livramento

Andrigueti

et al. 2014

Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop.

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“…Nigeria has been classified as an HBV endemic zone 6 . Although this classification gives a fair picture of the global HBV endemicity, it fails to take into account the variability of the disease within various professional groups 1,6,13 .…”

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“…Although this classification gives a fair picture of the global HBV endemicity, it fails to take into account the variability of the disease within various professional groups 1,6,13 . Also, most of information of HBV prevalence in Nigeria is available from blood donors 5,15 .…”

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High prevalence of hepatitis B virus among female sex workers in Nigeria

Forbi¹,

Onyemauwa²,

Gyar³

et al. 2008

Rev. Inst. Med. trop. S. Paulo

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SUMMARYHepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is endemic in Nigeria and constitutes a public health menace. The prevalence of HBV infection in many professional groups has been described in Nigeria. However, literature on HBV infection among female sex workers (FSW) in Nigeria is scanty. FSW in Nigeria are not subjected to a preventive control of HBV infection. This study assesses the extent of spread of HBV among FSW in Nigeria. Seven hundred and twenty (n = 720) FSW (mean age = 26.7 years) were tested for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) by a double antibody sandwich ELISA method. The overall HBV prevalence among the FSW was 17.1%. FSWs between the ages of 31-35 year (20.5%) and those with 'age-at-first-sex' below 10 years of age (28%) were most affected. This high prevalence of a vaccine preventable disease is unacceptable, therefore, vaccination of this high risk HBV reservoir group should be considered worthwhile.

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“…[7][8][9] Conversely, these longer lives put African HIV-infected patients at much higher risk of developing chronic or long-term hepatitis B infection than the HBV-monoinfected patients, and these HIV patients require particular monitoring. 3,[10][11][12] Little is currently known about HIV/HBV coinfection rates in Mali. This study was conducted to assess the prevalence of coinfection in the blood donor population of Bamako, the capital city of Mali, because both HBV and HIV prevalence are high among this population compared to the general population.…”

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Seroprevalence of HIV/HBV Coinfection in Malian Blood Donors

Tounkara

Sarro

Kristensen

et al. 2009

Journal of the International Association of Physicians in AIDS

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Objectives. A cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), and their coinfection among blood donors at the National Blood Transfusion Center in Bamako, Mali, from November 2001 to July 2002. Methods. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay techniques with reagents from Bio-Rad (France) were used to test the blood samples. Results. 11 592 blood donors were tested for HIV and HBV surface antigens. The prevalence of HIV was 4.5% and the prevalence of HBV was 14.9%. The HIV/HBV coinfection rate was only 1.13% in this population. Conclusion. The coinfection rate was unexpectedly low in this blood donor population where monoinfection with HIV or HBV prevalence was high.

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The role of triple infection with hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type-1 on CD4+ lymphocyte levels in the highly HIV infected population of North-Central Nigeria

Abstract: We set out to determine the seroprevalence of hepatitis B and C among human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1) infected individuals in North-

Cited by 55 publications

References 12 publications

The prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection markers and socio-demographic risk factors in HIV-infected patients in Southern Brazil

The prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection markers and socio-demographic risk factors in HIV-infected patients in Southern Brazil

High prevalence of hepatitis B virus among female sex workers in Nigeria

Seroprevalence of HIV/HBV Coinfection in Malian Blood Donors

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