ArticleHepatitis research and treatment2017
Viral Hepatitis Endemicity and Trends among an Asymptomatic Adult Population in Ho: A 5-Year Retrospective Study at the Ho Municipal Hospital, Ghana.
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- Prevalence of hepatitis C viral infection in Ghana: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Pooled it
- Prevalence of viral hepatitis B in Ghana between 2015 and 2019: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2020Pooled it
- Prevalence of Hepatitis C viral infection in Ghana: A systematic review and meta-analysis protocol.PloS one · 2025Article
- Trend analysis of hepatitis B and C among patients visiting health facility of Tigrai, Ethiopia, 2014-2019.BMC gastroenterology · 2023Article
- Seroepidemiology of Hepatitis B and C Virus Infections: A Five-Year Retrospective Study among Blood Donors in Saboba District in the Northern Region of Ghana.BioMed research international · 2021Article
- Seroprevalence of Hepatitis B Infection Among a Population of Blood Donors in the Kpandai District of Northern Ghana: A Five-Year Retrospective Study from 2014 to 2018.Journal of community health · 2020Article
- Incidence and mortality of cancer in the Volta Region of Ghana.Experimental biology and medicine (Maywood, N.J.) · 2020Article
- The prevalence of positive rapid diagnostic test of hepatitis C virus infection in Ghana.The Pan African medical journal · 2020Article
- Sero-prevalence of hepatitis B and C viral infections in Ghanaian HIV positive cohort: a consideration for their health care.BMC infectious diseases · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundUsing prospective blood donors as a proxy, this study was aimed at estimating the burden and five-year (2012-2016) trend of viral hepatitis (HBV and HCV) infection among asymptomatic adult population in Ho. MATERIALS AND
methodsA retrospective analysis was done on secondary data extracted from the hospital archives comprising 4,180 prospective blood donors from January 2012 to December 2016. Demographic variables included age and sex, as well as place of residence. Screening results of serum infectious markers (HBV and HCV) were obtained.
resultsThe prevalence of asymptomatic viral hepatitis (HBV and HCV) infection in the general adult population was 6.94% and 1.84%, respectively. Females recorded a higher burden of HBV and HCV (8.3% and 5.0%) compared to their male peers (6.8% and 1.4%). A significant age variation in HBV antigenaemia was seen with HBV seropositivity peaking among the younger population (less than 20 years' group) at 11.24% and troughed among the older population (above 50 years' group) at 0.92%.
conclusionAsymptomatic viral hepatitis among adult population in the Ho Municipality is estimated at the intermediate to high endemicity level. Preventive measures to reduce the burden are urgently needed and should be targeted at the younger generation.
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