| prevalence of hepatitis b virus markers in surgeons in lagos, nigeria. | to determine the prevalence of hepatitis b virus (hbv) markers in surgeons in a major city in nigeria. | 2000 | 12858922 |
| risk factors for hepatitis b virus infection among pregnant women in lagos, nigeria. | to determine the risk factors for hepatitis b virus infection among pregnant women in lagos, nigeria, and the possible implications for hepatitis b prevention in the country. | 2010 | 20636241 |
| hepatitis b virus infection and prevention in the dental clinic: knowledge and factors determining vaccine uptake in a nigerian dental teaching hospital. | hepatitis b virus (hbv) is a well recognised occupational risk for dental health care workers in an endemic area like nigeria. it is however effectively vaccine preventable. there had been a suboptimal uptake of this vaccination. | 2008 | 19062478 |
| prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus and hepatitis b virus in preoperative patients: potential risk of transmission to health professionals. | the aim of present study was to determine the prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) and hepatitis b virus (hbv) infections in preoperative patients admitted for surgical procedures at the lagos university teaching hospital (luth), lagos, nigeria. two hundred patients (200 samples tested for hiv) and (100 samples tested for hbv) comprising 90 males (45%) and 110 females (55%) were recruited into the study. sixty-eight of the 200 patients (34%) were scheduled for emergency surgery (grou ... | 2008 | 18817208 |
| nigerian medical students are at risk for hepatitis b infection. | medical students are exposed to blood and body fluids. this study was conducted to estimate the prevalence of hepatitis b virus (hbv) infection amongst medical students of the lagos state university college of medicine, ikeja, nigeria. data were collected through a self-administered questionnaire and through blood analysis for hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), hepatitis b 'e' antigen (hbeag) as well as antibodies to the core (anti-hbc), surface (anti-hbs) and 'e' (anti-hbe) antigens. three hu ... | 2007 | 17011004 |
| attitudes of nigerian dentists towards hepatitis b vaccination and use of barrier techniques. | hepatitis b virus constitutes a significant threat to the health of the dental professional. infection with hepatitis b virus can however be prevented through hepatitis b vaccination and use of barrier techniques. this study therefore assesses the attitudes of nigerian dentists towards hepatitis b vaccination and use of barrier techniques. | 2005 | 16276699 |
| prevalence of serological markers of chronic hepatitis b virus infection in diabetics in the lagos university teaching hospital, lagos. | hepatitis b virus (hbv) infection, a major world health problem, is hyper endemic in south-east asia and sub-saharan africa including nigeria. being a major cause of morbidity and mortality, prophylaxis using the highly efficacious hepatitis b vaccine is recommended for those at risk. the prevalence of serological markers of chronic hbv infection was determined in a population of 100 outpatient diabetics and 80 non-diabetic controls at the medical outpatient department of the lagos university te ... | 2002 | 12501266 |
| hiv association with conventional stds (sexual transmitted diseases) in lagos state, nigeria. | the study examined a possible association between hiv infection and conventional sexually transmitted diseases (stds) in a population of 700 patients seen in some hospitals and clinics in lagos state between november 1997 and december 1999. the patients were drawn mainly from luth and jolad hospitals in lagos state. in these hospitals, patients who presented with symptoms of stds were screened clinically and microbiologically for agents of stds and hiv antibodies. screening was carried out using ... | 2002 | 12403041 |
| distribution of hepatitis b virus markers among surgical specialties in lagos, nigeria. | | 2000 | 10748899 |
| seroprevalence of hepatitis b virus infection among pregnant women at the antenatal booking clinic of a tertiary hospital in lagos nigeria. | the objectives were to determine the seroprevalence of hepatitis b virus (hbv) infection and assess the major risk factors among nigerian pregnant women. | 2015 | 26289525 |
| prevalence of hbsag, knowledge, and vaccination practice against viral hepatitis b infection among doctors and nurses in a secondary health care facility in lagos state, south-western nigeria. | hepatitis b virus, a highly infectious blood-borne virus poses a major threat to public health globally due to its high prevalence rate and grave consequence in causing liver cirrhosis and hepatocelullar carcinoma, the third cause of cancer death worldwide. the aim is determine the prevalence of hbsag, knowledge, and vaccination practices against viral hepatitis b infection among doctors and nurses in a health care facility. | 2016 | 27303576 |
| knowledge, attitude and practice of hepatitis b vaccination among health workers at the lagos state accident and emergency centre, toll-gate, alausa, lagos state. | hepatitis b virus infection is a priority job related disease that has both serious public and private health implications. hepatitis b vaccine is the first anticancer vaccine that has outstanding record of safety and effectiveness and 95% effective in preventing children and adults from developing chronic infection. | 2014 | 24488279 |