Skip to content
Home
About Us
Resources
Profiles Metrics
Authors Directory
Institutions Directory
Top Authors
Top Institutions
Top Sponsors
AI Digest
Contact Us
Menu
Home
About Us
Resources
Profiles Metrics
Authors Directory
Institutions Directory
Top Authors
Top Institutions
Top Sponsors
AI Digest
Contact Us
Home
About Us
Resources
Profiles Metrics
Authors Directory
Institutions Directory
Top Authors
Top Institutions
Top Sponsors
AI Digest
Contact Us
Menu
Home
About Us
Resources
Profiles Metrics
Authors Directory
Institutions Directory
Top Authors
Top Institutions
Top Sponsors
AI Digest
Contact Us
Publication Details
AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Association of hepatitis B and human immunodeficiency virus infections in Tanzanian population groups
European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, Volume 12, No. 1, Year 1993
Notification
URL copied to clipboard!
Description
A study was performed to determine whether there is a correlation between hepatitis B virus (HBV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in population groups in the Dar es Salaam area in Tanzania where HBV infection is endemic. A panel of 460 sera from army recruits, health personnel and pregnant women was tested. In the whole group seromarkers of HBV infection were found in 61.9 % of 134 HIV positive subjects versus 51.5 % of 326 seronegative subjects, a difference which was not statistically significant (p>0.05). In the group of pregnant women, however, 66.7 % of 120 HIV positive subjects had markers of HBV infection versus 49.0 % of the 157 HIV seronegative subjects (p<0.01). This shows that a considerable proportion of young females are also exposed to HBV at the time they acquire HIV infection. © 1993 Friedr. Vieweg & Sohn Verlagsgesellschaft mbH.
Authors & Co-Authors
Shao, John F.
Tanzania, Dar es Salaam
Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences
Haukenes, G.
Norway, Bergen
Universitetet I Bergen
Yangi, E.
Tanzania, Dar es Salaam
Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences
Vollset, Stein Emil
Norway, Bergen
Universitetet I Bergen
Statistics
Citations: 17
Authors: 4
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1007/BF01997062
ISSN:
09349723
e-ISSN:
14354373
Research Areas
Infectious Diseases
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Locations
Tanzania
Participants Gender
Female