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| Title |
Epidemiology of viral hepatitis in the Republic of Congo: review
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| Published in |
BMC Research Notes, December 2017
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| DOI | 10.1186/s13104-017-2951-8 |
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| Authors |
Laure Stella Ghoma Linguissi, Celine Nguefeu Nkenfou |
| Abstract |
Considered an endemic zone, Republic of Congo has a high seroprevalence rate of hepatitis B and C virus. To know the extent of hepatitis infection as a public health problem, we reviewed published literature and other sources for reports of these viral infections in the country. High seroprevalence of HBV and HCV carriage in blood donors were observed in studies confirming Congo's place in the hyperendemic area of HBV and HCV infection. These prevalence were compared by Chi square test. We compared the prevalence of three studies conducted in 1996, 2015 and 2016. The statistical results were very significant. HBV genotype E was most prevalent. Very few studies were done on pregnant women. Difficulties in the care and management of patients were also noted because of the high cost of often unavailable treatments. Difficulties arise, however, when an attempt was made to implement the National Hepatitis Control Program. Despite studies conducted on hepatitis prevalence, health interventions are still needed to care and manage these patients and the need to implement the national hepatitis control is more pressing in the Congo. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 43 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 43 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 12 | 28% |
| Researcher | 7 | 16% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 4 | 9% |
| Student > Bachelor | 3 | 7% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 2 | 5% |
| Other | 4 | 9% |
| Unknown | 11 | 26% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 13 | 30% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 4 | 9% |
| Social Sciences | 3 | 7% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 5% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 2 | 5% |
| Other | 4 | 9% |
| Unknown | 15 | 35% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 1. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 06 December 2017.
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#17,921,555
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#2,849
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#108
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