Hepatitis B seroprevalence among HIV-positive adults in the Free State, South Africa
These findings demonstrate that PLHIV in the Free State, South Africa, fall under the intermediate HBV prevalence category. HBV infection remains a public health concern and emphasis should be placed on identifying and addressing programmatic gaps regarding diagnosis and management.
Authors
- Phillip Armand Bester (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5795-5313)
- Sabeehah Vawda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3769-2229)
- Dominique Goedhals (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1241-9111)
- Cornel van Rooyen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5092-2957)
- D Muir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1867-2705)
Institutions
- National Health Laboratory Service (ZA)
- University of the Free State (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine
- Published
- 2025-02-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4102/sajhivmed.v26i1.1654
- Primary Topic
- Hepatitis B Virus Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Universiteit van die Vrystaat