Prevalence and predictors of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in east Africa: evidence from a systematic review and meta-analysis of epidemiological studies published from 2005 to 2020

• Main Authors: Hussein Mukasa Kafeero (Author), Dorothy Ndagire (Author), Ponsiano Ocama (Author), Ali Kudamba (Author), Abdul Walusansa (Author), Hakim Sendagire (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The epidemiology of hepatitis B virus (HBV) in the general population in east Africa is not well documented. In this meta-analysis, we examined 37 full published research articles to synthesise up-to-date data on the prevalence and predictors of the HBV burden for the effective p...