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Hepatitis B and C infection in HIV-infected children and young adults attending HIV treatment centres in Calabar, Nigeria.
J Infect Dev Ctries
December 2024
Department of Paediatrics, University of Calabar, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria.
Introduction: Globally, approximately 2.7 million and 2.3 million people living with HIV are co-infected with hepatitis B and C virus, respectively.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFReaching Syrian migrants through Dutch municipal registries for hepatitis B and C point-of-care testing.
PLoS One
January 2025
Department of Sexual Health, Infectious Diseases and Environmental Health, Living Lab Public Health, South Limburg Public Health Service, Heerlen, The Netherlands.
Undetected chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections can lead to cirrhosis and liver cancer. Syrian migrants are the largest non-European migrant group in the Netherlands with HBV and HCV prevalence rates above 2%. This study aimed to reach Syrian migrants for HBV and HCV testing using point-of-care tests (POCT).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSeroprevalence of Hepatitis B and C and HIV Infections and Associated Risk Factors Among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care Unit at Simada Hospital, South Gondar Zone, Northwest Ethiopia.
Biomed Res Int
January 2025
Department of Biology, College of Natural & Computational Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
Hepatitis and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are major public health issues in developing countries, including Ethiopia. These viruses can be transmitted from mother to child during birth or through contact with contaminated blood. In many areas of Ethiopia, viral hepatitis and HIV infections are significant health concerns for pregnant women.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFKnowledge and occupational practices of beauticians and barbers in the transmission of viral hepatitis: A mixed-methods study in Volta Region of Ghana.
PLoS One
January 2025
Volta Regional Health Directorate, Ghana Health Service, Ho, Volta Region, Ghana.
Background: Hepatitis B and C viral (HBV and HCV) infections are endemic in Ghana. Also, the National Policy on Viral Hepatitis stipulates that there is unreliable data, limited knowledge, and a deficiency in research on viral hepatitis, especially among some high-risk workers in the eastern part of the country. This study therefore assessed the knowledge level and occupational practices of street beauticians and barbers in the transmission of HBV and HCV in the Volta Region of Ghana.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLooking back into the Hepatitis C Virus epidemic dynamics from Unnao, India through phylogenetic approach.
PLoS One
January 2025
Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi, India.
Viral hepatitis is a major public health challenge. Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infection causes the progressive liver damage. A surprisingly high number of individuals tested positive for HCV infection during the Unnao Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) outbreak investigation in 2017-2018 (more than 90% of the people living with HIV were from the Premganj township and Chakmeerapur village of the district in the northern State of Uttar Pradesh).
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