Epidemiology of hepatitis B virus co-infection among people living with HIV in four countries in sub-Saharan Africa
Josphat Kosgei, Walter Jaoko, Julius Oyugi, Natalie Burns, Jonah Maswai, John Owuoth, Valentine Sing’oei, Emmanuel Bahemana, Abdulwasiu B Tiamiyu, Hannah Kibuuka, Leigh Anne Eller, Julie A Ake, Neha Shah, Trevor A Crowell, on behalf of the African Cohort Study (AFRICOS) Study Group, Pierre Roques, P · 2026
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Josphat Kosgei and colleagues report a 2026 analysis of hepatitis B infection among people living with HIV in four sub-Saharan African countries. The data come from the African Cohort Study, which follows patients at twelve clinical sites.
Among 4,241 participants with valid test results, hepatitis B prevalence was 4.7 percent in people with HIV and 4.2 percent in those without. Rates varied sharply by place, reaching 11.1 percent among Nigerian participants with HIV against 2.6 percent in Kenya. Male sex, Nigerian residence, and age over forty each raised the odds of co-infection. The authors recommend routine hepatitis B screening inside HIV programs, especially for older men.
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| CREATOR | Josphat Kosgei, Walter Jaoko, Julius Oyugi, Natalie Burns, Jonah Maswai, John Owuoth, Valentine Sing’oei, Emmanuel Bahemana, Abdulwasiu B Tiamiyu, Hannah Kibuuka, Leigh Anne Eller, Julie A Ake, Neha Shah, Trevor A Crowell, on behalf of the African Cohort Study (AFRICOS) Study Group, Pierre Roques, P |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 47 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |