Vaccination against the hepatitis B virus (HBV) in the West African nation of Nigeria is lower
than many Sub‑Saharan African countries. In Nigeria, HBV is reported to be the most …

Background: Hepatitis B virus infection is a pandemic and chronic infection may lead to
chronic liver diseases which are often lethal. This review was done to assess the status of …

Of the 385 apparently healthy adolescents, 191 (49.6%) males and 194 (50.4%) females
(mean age, 15.6±2.3 years) screened for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) using a third …

Objectives: The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence and correlates of hepatitis
B virus infection in adolescents in Enugu-urban. Methods: A cross-sectional seroprevalence …

Background. Nigeria has one of the world's largest burdens of children living with HIV and is
highly endemic for hepatitis B. This study set out to determine the prevalence of hepatitis B …

Background: Nigeria commenced her hepatitis B immunization programme in 2004 but there
have been few evaluations of the programme in different parts of the country given the fact …

Introduction Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is hyper-endemic in Nigeria. Prisons are high-
risk environments for the spread of infectious diseases. Worldwide, seroprevalence of HBV …

Background: Majority of secondary school students are adolescents; an age group with a
tendency to engage in health compromising risky behaviours in order to deal with anxiety …

Background: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is responsible for a prevalent infectious disease in the
world which is of public health importance due to its risk of chronicity with attendant high …

The hepatitis B virus (HBV) induced liver disease is the tenth cause of death worldwide with
500,000 to 1.2 million deaths per year due to chronic hepatitis, liver cirrhosis, and …