Prevalence of Human Immunodificency Virus, Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis C viral infections among forensic autopsy cases at the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka, Zambia
Forensic Science International: Reports, ISSN: 2665-9107, Vol: 2, Page: 100133
2020
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Article Description
A cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the seroprevalence of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Hepatitis B (HBV), and Hepatitis C (HCV) viruses among forensic autopsy cases at the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka Zambia. The study enrolled three hundred and three adult decedents with a median age 34 (interquartile range: 28 - –42) years, age range (18–67). Males predominated (87.1 %). The seroprevalence of HIV, HBV, HCV, and HIV and HBV co-infection was 32.7 %, 7.9 %, 1.3 % and 2.6 % respectively. HIV infection was highest in suicides (37.8 %) and accidents (36.6 %). In conclusion, HIV infection was higher than that of the general population.
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http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2665910720300827; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fsir.2020.100133; http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85092119830&origin=inward; https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S2665910720300827; https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fsir.2020.100133
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