High burden of hepatitis B infection in Northern Uganda
Results of a population-based survey
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15355705 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Emmanuel Ochola (0000-0003-0329-9477, St. Mary's Hospital Lacor, corresponding author), Ponsiano Ocama (0000-0002-6120-1055, Makerere University), Christopher Garimoi Orach (0000-0002-5209-5529, Makerere University), Ziadah Nankinga (Makerere University), Ziadah K Nankinga, Joan N Kalyango (0000-0001-5113-2909, Makerere University), Willi Mcfarland (0000-0002-4148-5660, University of California, San Francisco), Charles Karamagi (Makerere University) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 727-727 |
| Publication date | 2013-08-07 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | BMC Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458 |
| Publisher | BioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2458-13-727 |
| PMID | 23919752 |
| PMCID | PMC3751632 |
| OpenAlex | W2106632195 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 13 |
We found a high prevalence of hepatitis B infection and lifetime exposures to hepatitis B in this northern Uganda Municipality. Targeted vaccination of susceptible adults and improving existing childhood vaccinations and provision of treatment for those with infection will play roles in reducing the high prevalence rates seen in the population
Biostatistics · Coinfection · Environmental health · Hepatitis · Hepatitis A · Hepatitis B · Hepatitis C · Pathology · Population · Public health · Vaccination · Demography · Hepatitis B Virus Studies · Hepatitis C virus research · Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology · Medicine · Epidemiology · Immunology · Internal Medicine
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| Citations per year | 0.6 |
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| Citation span | 2021 - 2022 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |