Journal of AIDS & Clinical Research

Nwako Okechukwu

Publications

• Research Article
  The Seroprevalence of Hepatitis B Viral Infection in HIV Tested Positive Individuals in Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria
  Author(s): Nwako Okechukwu, Mbata Godwin, Ofondu Eugenia, Emeh Desmond and Obi PatrickNwako Okechukwu, Mbata Godwin, Ofondu Eugenia, Emeh Desmond and Obi Patrick
  
  Background: The contribution of hepatitis B viral infection in HIV positive individuals is becoming increasingly recognized especially with the advent of Highly Active Antiretroviral drugs (HAART) which tend to prolong the life expectancy of HIV patients, thus increasing the tendency for chronic sequalae of hepatitis B in HIV/HBV co infection. Method: A total of 300 HIV positive adults who were >18years and residing in Owerri were enrolled in this study. Participants were drawn from twenty (20) private laboratory services between January, 2013 and August, 2013. Result: Out of the three hundred (300) individuals who tested positive for HIV, thirty two (32) persons (10.6%) showed positive serology test for Hepatitis B in our series. Out of these persons, twenty one (21) (65.6%) were females while eleven (11) (34.4%) were males. Among the study population, persons aged.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-6113.1000273

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