Markers of hepatitis B virus infection in a subset of young people in central Nigeria

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is 50–100 times more infectious than HIV, and hepatitis B is endemic in Nigeria. In this study, we evaluated the serologic markers of HBV infection and associated socio-demographic factors in a subset of young people in Central Nigeria. Blood samples were collected from 350 c...

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Main Authors: Haruna I. Mohammed, Grace R. Pennap, Victor B. Oti, Moses P. Adoga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-09-01
Series:Scientific African
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468227619306829