Hepatitis B and C infection in HIV-infected children and young adults attending HIV treatment centres in Calabar, Nigeria
The seroprevalence of hepatitis B infection in this study was low, none of those positive received vaccination against HBV. In view of the public health importance of HBV infection, vaccination against HBV should be extended to children and young adults above 14 weeks of age in Nigeria.
Authors
- Kelechi Uhegbu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1668-8386)
- Joanah Moses Ikobah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0400-2295)
- Atana Ewa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7737-2027)
- Emmanuel Eyo Ekanem (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1694-3113)
- Imaobong Etuk
Institutions
- University of Calabar (NG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
- Published
- 2024-12-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3855/jidc.19327
- Primary Topic
- Hepatitis B Virus Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00