Detection of Hepatitis B Surface Antigen among Febrile Patients in Ankpa, Kogi State, Nigeria
المؤلفون المشاركون
Omatola, Cornelius Arome
Onoja, Bernard Anyebe
Agama, Joseph
المصدر
العدد
المجلد 2020، العدد 2020 (31 ديسمبر/كانون الأول 2020)، ص ص. 1-6، 6ص.
الناشر
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
تاريخ النشر
2020-02-11
دولة النشر
مصر
عدد الصفحات
6
التخصصات الرئيسية
الملخص EN
Background.
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection has become a significant public health problem in developing countries, and the high rate of morbidity and mortality from acute and chronic infections is worrisome.
Therefore, this study determined the prevalence of HBV and associated risk factors in Ankpa, Kogi State, Nigeria.
Materials and Methods.
Sera randomly collected from 200 participants in three public hospitals in Ankpa were screened for HBsAg using commercially available HBsAg rapid test kit (Swe-Care (R), China).
Structured questionnaires were used to obtain sociodemographic details and history of exposure to risk factors.
Results.
Seventeen (8.5%) of the 200 patients were positive for HBsAg.
Males had higher prevalence (10.89%) than females (6.06%).
The age group with the highest rate of infection was 24–44 years.
Patient’s occupation and marital status were significantly higher in relation to HBsAg seropositivity.
Risks of HBV infection in Ankpa are sharing of sharp objects (OR = 11.62, 95% CI, 3.59–37.59), multiple sexual partners (OR = 3.39, 95% CI, 1.23–9.38), blood transfusion (OR = 13.74, 95% CI, 4.22–44.71), surgeries (OR = 3.02, 95% CI, 1.03–8.83), alcoholism (OR = 6.94, 95% CI, 2.32–20.75), mouth-to-mouth kissing (p=0.001), and contact with HBV patient (OR = 4.14, 95% CI, 1.01–17.06).
People without prior knowledge of HBV infection were more infected.
Conclusion.
This study reaffirms the endemicity of HBV in a part of sub-Saharan African country.
Public health practitioners should focus attention on apparently healthy patients in developing countries.
We suggest inclusion of HBsAg screening for patients coming for routine hospital care.
نمط استشهاد جمعية علماء النفس الأمريكية (APA)
Omatola, Cornelius Arome& Onoja, Bernard Anyebe& Agama, Joseph. 2020. Detection of Hepatitis B Surface Antigen among Febrile Patients in Ankpa, Kogi State, Nigeria. Journal of Tropical Medicine،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1191300
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الأمريكية للغات الحديثة (MLA)
Omatola, Cornelius Arome…[et al.]. Detection of Hepatitis B Surface Antigen among Febrile Patients in Ankpa, Kogi State, Nigeria. Journal of Tropical Medicine No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1191300
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الطبية الأمريكية (AMA)
Omatola, Cornelius Arome& Onoja, Bernard Anyebe& Agama, Joseph. Detection of Hepatitis B Surface Antigen among Febrile Patients in Ankpa, Kogi State, Nigeria. Journal of Tropical Medicine. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1191300
نوع البيانات
مقالات
لغة النص
الإنجليزية
الملاحظات
Includes bibliographical references
رقم السجل
BIM-1191300
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