Prevalence of Hepatitis C in Makurdi, North Central Nigeria

Godwin, I I Godwin

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“…In the present study infection was higher among males (24.5%) than females (23.7%). This is similar to results of a study in Nigeria [13] but in contrast to other Nigerian studies [11,22] and reports from Yemen [25].…”

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“…On the whole there was no statistically significant relationship between anti-HCV prevalence with age, sex, occupation and marital status. This finding is similar to that of other independent Nigerian studies [1,13,23] where no commonly presumed risk factor was significantly associated with the infection. Worthy of note is the information that there is an increase in the number of intravenous drug users in Nigeria especially among students of Secondary and Tertiary institutions in Central Nigeria [30].…”

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Prevalence of Hepatitis C Virus Infection among People Attending A Voluntary Screening Centre in Masaka, Nasarawa State, Nigeria

Pennap

Nuhu

Oti

2016

The Asia Journal of Applied Microbiology

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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is an emerging public health problem inKeywords: HCV, Anti-HCV, Prevalence, Masaka, Nigeria. Contribution/ OriginalityThis study has contributed in documenting the prevalence of the infectin in Masaka, Nigeria using chromatographic rapid test kit and has used the Chi square statistical test. The study is one of the very few studies which have investigated the prevalence of HCV infection in North Central, Nigeria. This paper has contributed in logical analysis and in estimating the prevalence and risk factors of the infection in Masaka. The study documented a relatively high overall prevalence of the infection. It is associated with educational level and not associated with age, gender, occupation and marital status.

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confidence: 91%

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confidence: 91%

Prevalence of Hepatitis C Virus Infection among People Attending A Voluntary Screening Centre in Masaka, Nasarawa State, Nigeria

Pennap

Nuhu

Oti

2016

The Asia Journal of Applied Microbiology

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“…In contrast, studies have earlier reported higher prevalence in participants with other occupations such as 4.2% among the employed in Makurdi, 38.9% among the self employed in Ibadan and 1.8% among farmers in Keffi. 34,19,33 These variations could be due to differences in lifestyles, tradition and location. 25 With reference to settlement, subjects from rural areas recorded the highest prevalence of 8.9% of HCV infection against 6.3% observed in those from urban areas.…”

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Seroprevalence of Hepatitis C Virus amongst Patients Attending Five Selected Hospitals in Niger State, Nigeria

Iduh

Kuta

Abalaka

et al. 2018

J BioMed Res Clin Pract

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The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of hepatitis C virus amongst patients attending five selected hospitals in Niger State. A total of 565 blood samples were screened using enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) test kit for anti- hepatitis C virus (HCV). Structured questionnaires were administered to participants and data were analyzed using SPSS Version 19.0 with P < 0.05 as the level of significance. HCV infection was detected in 44 out of the 565 blood samples examined. The overall prevalence was 7.8% with male 4.8% and female 3.0% respectively. Participants within age group 31-40 years had the highest prevalence (11.5%), 41-50 years followed closely with 11.0%, while >1-10 years, 21-30 years, ≥60 years and above, 51-60 years and 11-20 years had 9.1%, 8.3%, 4.0%, 3.5% and 2.3% in that order. All the demographic variables and risk factors considered in this study were not significantly associated with anti- HCV seropositives. The prevalence of HCV infection in Niger State was not high when compared with similar studies. However, compulsory public awareness campaigns against HCV infection and prevention programmes should be intensified.

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Prevalence of anti-hepatitis C virus antibody among pregnant women and blood donors at Bowen University Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria

Hilda

Kola

Kolawole

2016

Journal of Immunoassay and Immunochemistry

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Hepatitis C virus is one of the emerging infectious diseases that can be transmitted through blood-to-blood contact. This study was carried out to determine the prevalence of anti-HCV antibodies among potential blood donors and pregnant women attending Bowen University Teaching Hospital (BUTH), Ogbomoso, Oyo State. This hospital-based study was conducted from December 2014 to September 2015. The study group (N = 279) included potential blood donors and pregnant women. Data on socio-demographic characteristics and potential risk factors were collected using a structured questionnaire. The presence of anti-HCV antibodies in serum samples of the studied subjects were detected using third-generation Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) (WKEA Med Supplies Corp, China). Chisquare test was utilized to assess the association between the socio-demographic variables and HCV status. Logistic regression was done to determine the strength of association between risk factors and HCV status. Statistical significance was set at P ˂ 0.05. Overall seroprevalence of hepatitis C virus infection was found to be 1.79% consisting 0.36% of pregnant women and 1.43% of blood donors. None of the socio-demographic characteristics and potential risk factors among the study groups were significantly associated with hepatitis C virus infection. This study found a seroprevalence of anti-HCV antibody to be 1.79%, thus, screening of pregnant women and blood donors for HCV infections with the use of ELISA is recommended because of its important role in detecting the presence of anti-HCV antibody with utmost specificity and sensitivity.

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Prevalence of Hepatitis C in Makurdi, North Central Nigeria

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Prevalence of Hepatitis C Virus Infection among People Attending A Voluntary Screening Centre in Masaka, Nasarawa State, Nigeria

Prevalence of Hepatitis C Virus Infection among People Attending A Voluntary Screening Centre in Masaka, Nasarawa State, Nigeria

Seroprevalence of Hepatitis C Virus amongst Patients Attending Five Selected Hospitals in Niger State, Nigeria

Prevalence of anti-hepatitis C virus antibody among pregnant women and blood donors at Bowen University Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria

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