Prevalence of HIV/hepatitis B and HIV/hepatitis C coinfection among people of East, South, Central and West African ancestry in the United Kingdom

AIDS. 2021 Aug 1;35(10):1701-1704. doi: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000002929.

Abstract

Regional variability in the prevalence of hepatitis B (HBV) and C (HCV) is reported in sub-Saharan Africa, although data for people with HIV are sparse. We determined the prevalence of HBV/HCV in 2473 people of African ancestry with HIV in the UK. Overall, 6.2% were co-infected with HBV and 1.3% with HCV. Central [adjusted odds ratio (aOR) 2.40 (95% confidence interval (CI) 1.23--4.67) and West [2.10 (1.29-3.41)] African ancestry was associated with HBV and Central [6.98 (2.00-24.43)] African ancestry with HCV.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Africa South of the Sahara / epidemiology
  • Coinfection* / epidemiology
  • HIV Infections* / complications
  • HIV Infections* / epidemiology
  • Hepatitis B virus
  • Hepatitis B* / complications
  • Hepatitis B* / epidemiology
  • Hepatitis C* / complications
  • Hepatitis C* / epidemiology
  • Humans
  • Prevalence
  • United Kingdom / epidemiology