Research Article
Occult Hepatitis B Virus Infection among HIV Positive Patients in Nigeria
Table 1
Evaluation of overall demographic, biochemical, and virological parameters of the study populations.
values by
-test.
| Characteristic under analysis | Overall status in the study population | Anti-HBc status in the study population () | Positive (29.2%) | Negative (70.8%) | value |
| Male | 48 (50%) | 18 (64.3%) | 30 (44.1%) | 0.05 | Female | 48 (50%) | 10 (35.7%) | 38 (55.9%) | 0.05 | Mean age (range) | 35 (3–67) | 34 (19–67) | 34 (3–55) | 0.009 | Alcohol addiction | 24 (25%) | 17 (60.7%) | 34 (50%) | 0.41 | Sexual promiscuity | 45 (50%) | 11 (39.3%) | 14 (20.6%) | 0.70 | CD4 200 cells/mm3 | 23 (25%) | 13 (46.1%) | 14 (20.6%) | 0.02 | ALT 40 IU/L | 27 (28.1%) | 12 (42.3%) | 15 (22.1%) | 0.11 | AST 30 IU/L | 46 (50%) | 17 (60.7%) | 34 (50%) | 0.14 | Anti-HCV positive | 2 (2.1%) | 1 (3.8%) | 1 (1.4%) | 0.24 | Anti-HBs positive | 9 (9.4%) | 9 (32.1%) | 2 (2.9%) | 0.0001 |
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