Prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection in Nigeria, 2000-2013: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 163-172

  Musa, B M ^a   Bussell, S ^b   Borodo, M M ^a   Samaila, A A ^a   Femi, O L ^a  

^a BAYERO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Hepatitis B; Meta analysis; Nigeria; Prevalence; Public health; Survey

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; BLOOD; BLOOD DONOR; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GENETICS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOAFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; IMMUNOLOGY; META ANALYSIS; NIGERIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREVALENCE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; BLOOD DONORS; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DNA, VIRAL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMANS; IMMUNOCHROMATOGRAPHY; NIGERIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84922627212     PISSN: 11193077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1119-3077.151035     Document Type: Review

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