Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a major public health problem in Sierra Leone, yet
reliable estimates of cases are lacking. This study aimed to provide an estimate of the …

The environmental conditions generated by war and characterized by poverty,
undernutrition, stress, difficult access to safe water and food as well as lack of environmental …

Despite a high prevalence, there are few successful models for de‐centralizing diagnosis
and treatment of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection among rural communities in Sub …

Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are a growing public health concern in low-and middle-
income countries and disproportionately affect people living with HIV (PWH). Hepatitis B …

Objective To assess the prevalence of serological markers of HBV and endemic acute and
chronic infections (HAV, HCV, CMV, HTLV-1/2 and syphilis) in HIV-infected children …

Background Occult hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections remain a safety concern worldwide.
The prevalence in Kenya ranges from 2.6% to 4.4% among secondary school-going …

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a major global health challenge. Emerging evidence suggests that
poor knowledge and stigma are impacting HBV control efforts in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) …

Purpose Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is one of the most common infectious pathogens worldwide.
Various studies found a prevalence of HBV infection among blood donors ranging from 2 …

Background There is limited information on burden of hepatitis B infection in the Western
zone of Tanzania. In this study, we analyzed a dataset from blood donors to determine …

HBV disproportionately affects resource-limited settings, and retaining patients in
longitudinal care remains challenging. We conducted a mixed methods investigation to …