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ArticleTropical medicine and infectious disease2023

Prevalence of Hepatitis B Virus Infection among Inmates at the Monrovia Central Prison, Liberia.

David B Vessellee, Akua K Yalley, David N Adjei, Mark Appeaning, Prince N Odoom, Ransford Kyeremeh, Abena Asefuaba Yalley, Bernice Dahn, Nicholas I Nii-Trebi

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Article in Tropical medicine and infectious disease, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 3 countries.

David B VesselleeDepartment of Medical Laboratory Sciences, School of Biomedical and Allied Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Accra P.O. Box KB 143, Ghana.
Akua K YalleyDepartment of Medical Laboratory Sciences, School of Biomedical and Allied Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Accra P.O. Box KB 143, Ghana.ORCID 0000-0002-7429-1707
David N AdjeiDepartment of Medical Laboratory Sciences, School of Biomedical and Allied Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Accra P.O. Box KB 143, Ghana.
Mark AppeaningDepartment of Medical Laboratory Science, Faculty of Health and Allied Sciences, Koforidua Technical University, Koforidua P.O. Box KF 981, Ghana.ORCID 0000-0001-5633-4024
Prince N OdoomDepartment of Medical Microbiology, University of Ghana Medical School, Accra P.O. Box 4236, Ghana.ORCID 0000-0003-0531-2006
Ransford KyeremehDepartment of Medical Laboratory Sciences, School of Biomedical and Allied Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Accra P.O. Box KB 143, Ghana.
Abena Asefuaba YalleyZukunftskolleg, University of Konstanz, 78464 Konstanz, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-2199-2558
Bernice DahnCollege of Health Sciences, University of Liberia, Capitol Hill P.O. Box 10-9020, Monrovia 1000, Liberia.
Nicholas I Nii-TrebiDepartment of Medical Laboratory Sciences, School of Biomedical and Allied Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Accra P.O. Box KB 143, Ghana.ORCID 0000-0001-5012-9564
University of Ghana · GHUniversity of Liberia · LR

Funding

College of Health Sciences, University of Liberia, Monrovia, Liberia 5University of Konstanz Open Access Funding 44
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Determination of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections in key populations including prison inmates is crucial for formulating appropriate intervention approaches. However, in many low-income countries, such as Liberia, there is hardly any documentation on HBV prevalence among inmates. This study determined and evaluated the prevalence of HBV infections among incarcerated persons in the Monrovia Central Prison, Liberia. One hundred participants comprising 76 males and 24 females were studied. Participants' demographic and potential risk factors information were obtained using a semi-structured questionnaire, and blood samples were collected for the analysis. Plasma was tested for five HBV serological markers, namely, HBsAg, HBsAb, HBeAg, HBeAb, and HBcAb. The seroreactivity of actively infected persons was confirmed by nucleic acid detection. Results of the serological assay showed that 34% of the participants had been exposed to the virus and 14% were actively infected. qPCR confirmed HBV DNA in seven actively infected samples. Statistical analysis indicated that a low level of education, a history of blood transfusion, and intravenous drug use, were significant predictors of active HBV infection and HBV exposure, respectively. These findings might make the testing and vaccination of convicts against HBV infection prior to their admission into prison facilities imperative.

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hepatitis B virusLiberiaprevalenceprison inmatesqPCRserological profileviral load

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PMID36977139
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