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Title: | Sero prevalence of Hepatitis b and c viruses among hiv infected patients in a Hiv care program in Kenya: a cross sectional study |
Authors: | Okoth, S.B Rehmani, O. F Karoney, M. J Diero, L Ayuo, P. O |
Keywords: | Sero-prevalence Hepatitis B and C HIV |
Issue Date: | 4-Apr-2017 |
Publisher: | East medical african journal |
Abstract: | Objectives: This study was aimed at determining the sero-prevalence of hepatitis B and C among HIV infected patients at a HIV care program in Western Kenya Design: Cross sectional descriptive study. Setting: HIV care program in Western Kenya. Subjects: HIV infected individuals on follow up at the AMPATH (Academic Model Providing Access to Health care) clinic. Results: A total of 247 HIV infected individuals were tested for HBsAg and anti HCV antibodies. The study population had a male to female ratio of 1:2 with the mean age of 39.3±10 years. Sixty seven per cent (67%) of the study participants were on antiretroviral therapy and the median CD4 cell count for all the patients was 224cells/ µl. The sero-prevalence of Hepatitis B was 9.7% and that of Hepatitis C was 1.6% with no dual infection observed. Conclusions: The sero-prevalence of Hepatitis B observed represents high endemicity while that of Hepatitis C is low when compared with local and international. |
URI: | http://ir.mu.ac.ke:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/6305 |
Appears in Collections: | School of Medicine |
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