Seroprevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) in Bo, Sierra Leone, 2012-2013.
In: BMC research notes, Jg. 11 (2018-02-08), Heft 1, S. 113
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Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) among febrile individuals tested at Mercy Hospital Research Laboratory (MHRL) in Bo, Sierra Leone.
Results: A total of 860 febrile individuals ages 5 years and older were tested by MHRL between July 2012 and June 2013 with a Standard Diagnostics Bioline HBsAg rapid diagnostic test. The overall HBsAg prevalence rate was 13.7%, including a rate of 15.5% among males and 12.6% among females. The HBsAg rate did not differ by child or adult age group (p > 0.5). The prevalence rate in Bo was similar to the 11-15% HBsAg prevalence rates reported in the past decade from other studies across West Africa. Scaling up the infant hepatitis B vaccination program in Sierra Leone will be important for reducing the future burden of disease and premature death attributable to chronic viral hepatitis B disease.
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Seroprevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) in Bo, Sierra Leone, 2012-2013.
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Ansumana, R ; Dariano DF 3rd ; Jacobsen, KH ; Leski, TA ; Lamin, JM ; Lahai, J ; Bangura, U ; Bockarie, AS ; Taitt, CR ; Yasuda, C ; Bockarie, MJ ; Stenger, DA |
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Zeitschrift: | BMC research notes, Jg. 11 (2018-02-08), Heft 1, S. 113 |
Veröffentlichung: | London : Biomed Central, 2008., 2018 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 1756-0500 (electronic) |
DOI: | 10.1186/s13104-018-3218-8 |
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