Cross sectional study of chronic hepatitis B prevalence among healthcare workers in an urban setting, Sierra Leone.

Cross sectional study of chronic hepatitis B prevalence among healthcare workers in an urban setting, Sierra Leone.

INTRODUCTION:Hepatitis B is a serious public health problem across sub-Saharan Africa. Sierra Leone has no national hepatitis B strategy plan or high quality estimates of prevalence. Healthcare workers are perceived as an at-risk group for hepatitis B. We assessed the prevalence of hepatitis B among...

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Main Authors: Thomas A Massaquoi, Rachael M Burke, Guang Yang, Suliaman Lakoh, Stephen Sevalie, Bo Li, Hongjun Jia, Lei Huang, Gibrilla F Deen, Fenella Beynon, Foday Sahr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6086405?pdf=render

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