Prevalence and correlates of Hepatitis B and C infections in Sickle cell anaemic (SCA) children compared to Controls in a Tertiary Hospital, Abakaliki, Southeast, Nigeria

A high prevalence rate of HCV infection was observed among children with SCA and was significantly associated with a modifiable variable.

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African Health Sciences
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2025-05-09
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https://doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v25i1.13
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Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders
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Prevalence and correlates of Hepatitis B and C infections in Sickle cell anaemic (SCA) children compared to Controls in a Tertiary Hospital, Abakaliki, Southeast, Nigeria

Samuel Amechi Nwukor, Maria-Lauretta Orji, Chinonyelum Thecla Ezeonu, Patricia Ngozi Udechukwu et al.
African Health Sciences
Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders
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Prevalence and correlates of Hepatitis B and C infections in Sickle cell anaemic (SCA) children compared to Controls in a Tertiary Hospital, Abakaliki, Southeast, Nigeria

Samuel Amechi Nwukor, Maria-Lauretta Orji, Chinonyelum Thecla Ezeonu, Patricia Ngozi Udechukwu, Nnaemeka Kenneth Omeje
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A high prevalence rate of HCV infection was observed among children with SCA and was significantly associated with a modifiable variable.

African Health SciencesVol. 25(1)
Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki (NG)
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Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders
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Prevalence and correlates of Hepatitis B and C infections in Sickle cell anaemic (SCA) children compared to Controls in a Tertiary Hospital, Abakaliki, Southeast, Nigeria — Samuel Amechi Nwukor, Maria-Lauretta Orji, et al. · African Health Sciences (2025) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS