High seroprevalence and associated risk factors for hepatitis B virus infection among pregnant women living with HIV in Mtwara region, Tanzania
Abstract Background Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection continues to be a global public health problem. As of 2019, there were 296 million people chronically infected with HBV, resulting in nearly 1 million deaths from decompensated cirrhosis or hepatocellular carcinoma. The seroprevalence of HBV infe...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2023-03-01
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Series: | Bulletin of the National Research Centre |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s42269-023-01019-8 |