ArticleIndian journal of pediatrics2013
Prevalence and risk factors for hepatitis C virus, hepatitis B virus, and human immunodeficiency virus in transfused children in Kinshasa.
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- Prevalence, associated factors, and viral load dynamics of hepatitis B virus infection among HIV patients in three healthcare facilities of South Kivu province, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo : Chronic hepatitis B virus among HIV patients in South Kivu province.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Article
- Prevalence of hepatitis B and C viral co-infection and associated factors with HIV infection in children in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo.BMC infectious diseases · 2023Article
- Hepatitis B infection and risk factors among children living with HIV in Yaounde, Cameroon: an integrated management.BMC pediatrics · 2019Article
- Seroprevalence of CMV, HSV-2 and HBV among HIV-Infected Malawian Children: A Cross-sectional Survey.Journal of tropical pediatrics · 2016Article
- Seropositivity of Hepatitis B and C among Syrian Multi-transfused Patients with Hemoglobinopathy.Mediterranean journal of hematology and infectious diseases · 2016Article
- Seroprevalence of hepatitis B and C viruses and risk factors in HIV infected children at the Felgehiwot referral hospital, Ethiopia.BMC research notes · 2014Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo determine seroprevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and hepatitis B virus (HBV) and associated factors among transfused children.
methodsA multicenter cross-sectional study of transfused children aged between 18 mo and 13 y old was conducted in 4 hospitals in Kinshasa. Blood samples were collected for the detection of Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and antibodies to HCV, HIV 1 and 2.
resultsA total of 177 (47.7 %) boys and 194 (52.3 %) girls participated in the study. The median age was 59.5 mo (Interquartile range IQR = 60.6). The prevalence rates of HCV, HBV, and HIV infection were 13.5 %, 1.6 %, and 1.3 %, respectively. Frequency of transfusion events were significantly associated with HCV (p < 0.001) and HIV (p < 0.05) infections.
conclusionsHCV infection was by far more frequently identified than HBV and HIV infections among Congolese transfused children. Frequency of transfusion events was the only significant risk factor associated with HCV and HIV infections but not for HBV.
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