Seroprevalences of Hepatitus B surface antigenaemia in children in a tertiary health institution in the Niger Delta of Nigeria

Distribution Characteristics of Hepatitis B Serological Markers in Hospitalized Children and Adolescents in Zhejiang, China between 2006 and 2010

“…Our overall HBsAg carrier rate was slightly lower than those in children 1 to 4 years old (0.96%) and 5 to 14 years old (2.42%) from a nationwide serosurvey conducted in 2006,5 and significantly lower than those in Chinese adults (around 7.0%) as well 5,16. Compared with international studies, our overall HBsAg carrier rate was lower than those in 1,500 Libyan neonates (0.9%),17 229 healthy Indonesian children born during 1994-1999 (3.1%),18 and 251 Nigerian children (12.4%) 19. Obviously, HBsAg seroprevalence rate in Zhejiang children has decreased dramatically.…”

Seroprevalence of HBV and HIV Co-infection in Children in Nnewi, South-East, Nigeria

“…Among HIV-positive children, studies that used ELISA assay methods reported higher prevalence rates than the 5.8% found in this study; 7.7% in Benin, 19% in Maiduguri [32] and 12% in Cote d'Ivoire [33]. Other researchers have made similar observations [34,35].…”

Seroprevalence of hepatitis B Surface antigen among apparently healthy primary school pupils in Batagarawa Local Government area of Katsina State, Nigeria

“…13 This is corroborated by the findings by Ndako et al 11 from North-Central Nigeria, Kiire CF from sub-Saharan Africa and Ayoola et al who demonstrated higher HBsAg sero-prevalence among male children who had circumcision by traditional healers. 14,15,16 The role of the universal HBV vaccination in the prevention against and/or reduction in the incidence and prevalence of HBV infection has been well documented in the literature. [8][9][10][11] Ayoola et al 15 observed a decline in the prevalence of hepatitis B between the year 1995 and 1998 particularly amongst children in South-Western Saudi Arabia as a result of inclusion of HepB vaccine in the routine schedule of immunization.…”