%0 Journal Article
%T Prevalence of hepatitis B virus co-infection among HIV-seropositive persons attending antiretroviral clinics in the Eastern Region of Ghana
%A Edwin Andrews Afari
%A Gideon Kye-Duodu
%A Keziah Malm
%A Kofi Mensah Nyarko
%A Priscillia Nortey
%A Sampson Ofori
%A Samuel Oko Sackey
%J Archive of "The Pan African Medical Journal".
%D 2016
%R 10.11604/pamj.supp.2016.25.1.6172
%X Hepatitis B and HIV infections are endemic in sub-Saharan Africa including Ghana. Understanding the extent of the co-infection is critical to the optimal care of persons living with HIV and AIDS (PLHIV). We determined the prevalence and risk factors of HBV co-infection in PLHIV and assessed the knowledge of health care workers (HCW) in Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) clinics regarding the co-infection
%K Human Immunodeficiency Virus
%K hepatitis B virus
%K co-infection
%K risk factors
%K Ghana
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5292113/