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Hepatitis C, hepatitis B and HIV infection among Egyptian prisoners: Seroprevalence, risk factors and related chronic liver diseases

Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2013
Summary: Background and aim: Prisons in Egypt do not currently screen for blood-borne viruses, and there are no statistics concerning the prevalence of hepatitis C virus, hepatitis B virus or human immunodeficiency virus among prisoners.
Hala I. Mohamed, Zienab M. Saad, Ehab M. Abd-Elreheem, Wael M. Abd-ElGhany, Mohamed S. Mohamed, Emad A. Abd Elnaeem, Amany E. Seedhom   +6 more
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Hepatitis B virus genotypes in Iran [PDF]

, 2008
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Ghaemi, E.-O., Kalavi, K., Kazeminejhad, V., Moradi, A., Roshandel, G., Semnani, S.   +5 more
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Frequency of Hepatitis B Virus, Hepatitis C Virus and HIV Infections in Cannabis and Opioid Addicts

Viral Hepatitis Journal, 2017
Objective: There are very few data about the epidemiology of hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV) and HIV infections in drug addicts in Turkey, whereas several countries have a developed surveillance systems to monitor the spread of HBV, HCV ...
Nuran KARABULUT, Zekiye ÇATAK
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Mathematical Model and Analysis of Transmission Dynamics of Hepatitis B Virus

, 2018
Hepatitis B is a potentially life-threatening liver infection caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). In this paper, the transmission dynamics of hepatitis B is formulated with a mathematical model with considerations of different classes of individuals ...
Emerenini, Blessing O., Inyama, Simeon C.   +1 more
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Central obesity and advanced liver stiffness in Hepatitis B: Result from golestan hepatitis B cohort study [PDF]

, 2015
Background: Chronic infection with the hepatitis B virus and obesity may both contribute synergistically to liver disease, although relatively few studies have investigated this hypothesis.
Besharat, S., Freedman, N.D., Malekzadeh, R., Merat, S., Mohamadkhani, A., Poustchi, H., Roshandel, G.   +6 more
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Seroprevalence of hepatitis B, C, and its associated risk factors among clinically suspected patients attending poly and Maraki Health Centers, Gondar City, North West Ethiopia

SAGE Open Medicine
Background: Hepatitis B and C viruses are major global health problems with a high mortality rate, mostly due to serious liver diseases such as liver cirrhosis, liver failure, and hepatocellular carcinoma. The objective of this study was to determine the
Solomon Tesfaye, Adefework Alemu, Endalkachew Bizualem, Daniel Mehabie, Amir Alelign   +4 more
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Viral hepatitis in female sex workers using the Respondent-Driven Sampling

Revista de Saúde Pública
OBJECTIVE To estimate the prevalence of hepatitis B virus and C virus infections and their genotypes and analyze the risk factors for the markers of exposure to hepatitis B virus in female sex workers in a region of intense sex trade.
Marcos André de Matos, Divânia Dias da Silva França, Megmar Aparecida dos Santos Carneiro, Regina Maria Bringel Martins, Lígia Regina Franco Sansigolo Kerr, Karlla Antonieta Amorim Caetano, Raquel Silva Pinheiro, Lyriane Apolinário de Araújo, Rosa Maria Salani Mota, Marcia Alves Dias de Matos, Ana Rita Coimbra Motta-Castro, Sheila Araújo Teles   +11 more
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Hepatitis B and C infections, and co-infections screening among patients attending a tertiary hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a retrospective database study

BMC Gastroenterology
Background Hepatitis B and C virus infection is a continuous public health problem in Ethiopia, with the prevalence of the disease significantly varying across administrative regions.
Balew Arega, Ermiyas Tefera, Kibrom Mesfin, Daniel Achame, Dawit Tolossa, Abenezer Worku, Ermias Kibru, Nebyu Tafasse, Amdemeskel Mersha   +8 more
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Sero-prevalence and risk factors for hepatitis B virus infection among health care workers in a tertiary hospital in Uganda [PDF]

, 2010
BACKGROUND: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a global public health challenge. Prevalence of current hepatitis B virus infection in the general population in Uganda is about 10%.
Abdhalah K Ziraba, Alice Namale, Caroline W Wainaina, Harriet Mayanja-Kizza, Josephine Bwogi   +4 more
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Seroprevalence of hepatitis B virus and its co-infection with hepatitis D virus and hepatitis C virus in Iranian adult population [PDF]

, 2007
Context: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is one of the most prevalent public health problems worldwide (especially in developing countries). Aims: This study was carried out to determine the seroprevalence of HBV and its co-infection with hepatitis D ...
Abbasali, K., Abdolvahab, M., Danyal, R., Gholamreza, R., Hamidreza, J., Khodaberdi, K., Nafiseh, A., Shahryar, S.   +7 more
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