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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.

Abel Makija NlankpePrecious Kwablah KwadzokpuiDavid AdediaJacob Nabei NignanPatrick Kwasi Owiafe
Published in: BioMed research international (2021)
The seroprevalence of HBV and HCV among donors in the Saboba District of the Northern Region of Ghana is endemic. The HBV/HCV coinfection rate also raises serious concern owing to its high prevalence rate among the younger age. Intensive public health education coupled with mobile screening and mass vaccination of seronegative individuals is advised so as to help curb further spread of the infection and in effect help safeguard the health status of potential donors in the district.
Keyphrases
  • south africa
  • public health
  • hepatitis b virus
  • hepatitis c virus
  • liver failure
  • healthcare
  • human immunodeficiency virus
  • kidney transplantation
  • human health
  • hiv infected