Prevalence and Factors Associated with Hepatitis B Infection Among Outpatient Adults in South-Western Uganda.

Elias Rugaatwa Ndibarema Ronald Olum David Santson AyebareJerome Kabakyenga

Published in: Hepatic medicine : evidence and research (2022)

Prevalence of hepatitis B infection among adult patients attending outpatient clinic at MRRH was 5.5% with male gender and residing in Kiruhura district as factors associated with high prevalence of hepatitis B infection. Ministry of Health should scale up hepatitis B routine testing and treatment at MRRH and its catchment area, with special control programs such as screening, vaccination, and sensitization involving men.

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