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Table 2 Clinical characteristics of the participants

From: Sero-prevalence of hepatitis B and C viral infections in Ghanaian HIV positive cohort: a consideration for their health care

Variables

CCTH

n = 217 (55.1%)

CCMH

n = 28 (7.1%)

SMH

n = 149 (37.8%)

Total

N (%)

HIV patients

 Newly confirmed cases

29 (13.4)

7 (25.0)

11 (7.4)

47 (11.9)

 Old cases

188 (86.6)

21 (75.0)

138 (92.6)

347 (88.1)

WHO clinical stage

 Stage 1

137 (63.1)

20((71.4)

114 (76.5)

271 (68.8)

 Stage 2

52 (24.0)

4 (14.3)

22 (14.8)

78 (19.8)

 Stage 3

21 (9.7)

1 (3.6)

7 (4.7)

29 (7.4)

 Stage 4

7 (3.2)

3 (10.7)

6 (4.0)

16 (4.1)

HBV/HCV status before testing

 HBV known

19 [4*] (21.1)

0 (0)

12(P = 1; 8.3)

31 (7.9)

 HBV unknown

198 (91.2)

28 (100)

137 (91.9)

363 (92.1)

 HCV unknown

217 (100)

28 (100)

149 (100)

394 (100)

  1. P = [*] = number of positive case(s)