Hepatitis B Surface Antibody (HBSAB) and Co-Inffection with Malaria Parasite in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria

Saidu JZ¹ , Oyedoh PO² , Ngagwaonye G³

Section:Research Paper, Product Type: Journal-Paper
Vol.7 , Issue.2 , pp.158-162, Apr-2020

Online published on Apr 30, 2020

Copyright © Saidu JZ, Oyedoh PO, Ngagwaonye G . This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
 

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Abstract :
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and malaria are two major diseases of public health importance in Nigeria. This study determined the prevalence of Hepatitis B surface antibody (HBsAb), malaria parasites and their co-infection among 323 consented outpatients attending Government Hospital Benin City, Nigeria. Microscopic method was used for malaria parasites detection, while Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) was used for HBV. Also a well-structured questionnaires was used to collect data on sociodemographic, risk factors of disease from participants. Out of a total of 323 patients, 157(49.0%) were tested positive to (HBsAb), 289(89.5%) to malaria parasites and a co-infection of 139(43.0%). Age related prevalence showed that age group 30-39 had the most attendance and the highest prevalence of 44(13.6%) to HBsAb and 86(26.6%) to malaria parasite (P > 0.05). Demographic related prevalence showed that malaria and HBsAb was more prevalent in females than males. The high prevalence of HBsAb, malaria and co-infection among the study population imply that these infections are a threats to the human health. Health awareness programs for Hepatitis B and its vaccination should be encourage.

Key-Words / Index Term :
Hepatitis B surface antibody (HBsAb), Malaria parasites, Co-infection, ELISA, Microscopy

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