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Table 1 Seroprevalence of HBsAg and HCV infection by age and sex among HIV infected children

From: Seroprevalence of hepatitis B and C viral co-infections among children infected with human immunodeficiency virus attending the paediatric HIV care and treatment center at Muhimbili National Hospital in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania

Sex

Total sample

HBsAg seropositive N (%)

HCV seropositive N (%)

Male

88

1(1.1)

7(8.0)

Female

79

1(1.3)

16(20.3)

  

P = 0.93

P = 0.02

Age group (yrs)

   

<2

7

0 (0)

2 (28.5)

2–5

37

0 (0)

4 (10.8)

6–10

83

2 (2.4)

10 (12.0)

11–15

34

0 (0)

6 (17.6)

>15

6

0 (0)

1 (16.7)

  

P = 0.72

P = 0.69

Total

167

2 (1.2)

23 (13.8)