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Table 3 Magnitude of HBV markers among different study populations in different regions of Ethiopia from 1983 to 2011

From: Hepatitis viruses in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

     

Other HBV markers

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Sampling year

Study area

Study groups

Sampled population

HBsAg n (%)

anti-HBs, n (%)

anti-HBcAg, n (%)

anti-HBeAg, n (%)

HBeAg, n (%)

1983

Nationwide

Gen. population, children & ANC attendants

396

36 (9.1)

221 (67.2)a

-

19(55.9)d

15(44.0)g

[85]

1984

Nationwide

General population

500

31 (6.2)

152 (30.4)

16 (3.2)

10(32.3)e

8(25.8)e

[52]

1987

A. Ababa

Health workers

432

39 (9.02)

200 (46.3)

316 (73.1)

-

-

[29]

1989

Nationwide

General population

5265

569 (10.8)

61.4b

132 (2.5)

298(57.1)f

99(19.0)f

[26]

1994

A.Ababa

General population

4736

292 (6.2)

1796(40.7)c

1734 (36.6)

-

71/279 (25.4)

[27]

1995

A.Ababa

Chronic liver disease patients

238

65 (27.0)

131 (55.0)

-

-

-

[49]

1998

Immigrants to Israel

Familial members

506

84 (16.6%)

-

-

-

17/84(20.2)

[95]

2007

A. Ababa

HIV patients & VCT clients

620

29 (4.7)

-

277 (44.7)

-

3/29(10.3)

[42]

2010

Gamo HP

Inpatients department clients

556

26 (4.7)

-

7 (1.4)

-

-

[33]

2011

A.Ababa

HIV patients

500

15(3.0)

58(11.6)

-

-

3(0.6)

[53]

  1. aANC-Antenatal Care. bOnly the percentage was presented from the origional study. HBeAg and anti-HBeAg percentages were calculated on the basis of sample size of HBsAg positive individuals; e = 31, d = 34, f = 522 and g = 19. a = 329 and c = 4414 among HBsAg negatives