Rapid screening for co-infection of HIV and HCV in pregnant women in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria

African Health Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 137-142

  Duru, M U ^a,b   Aluyi, H S A ^a,c   Anukam, K C ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

^b Faith Mediplex   (Nigeria)

^c BENSON IDAHOSA UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^d Chidak Medical Diagnostic Laboratories   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Co infection; HCV; HIV; Pregnant women; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BENIN; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1 INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MIXED INFECTION; NIGERIA; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PROSTITUTION; SCREENING TEST; SEROPREVALENCE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949526659     PISSN: 16806905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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