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Table 3 Clinical and biological characteristics of HBsAg-positive women (n = 96) using weighted and calibrated data (ANRS 12,356 AmBASS)

From: Hepatitis B prevention and treatment needs in women in Senegal (ANRS 12356 AmBASS survey)

Variables (% of missing data)

Adult women (> 15 years)

WCBA

(15–49 years)

(%)or median [IQR]

HBsAg-positive women

N = 96

N = 87

HBV DNA (IU/mL) (0.0; 0.0)

  Undetectable (< 26)

62.5

64.6

  26 – 1,999

23.8

21.5

  2000 – 19,999

5.5

5.9

  20 000 – 199,999

3.2

2.6

   > 200 000

5.0

5.4

HBsAg-positive women who underwent clinical and biological examinations

N = 80

N = 73

Ongoing signs of cirrhosis

  Oedema (0.0; 0.0)

2.1

2.2

  Ascites (0.0; 0.0)

1.0

1.1

  Icterus (0.0; 0.0)

0.0

0.0

Family history of hepatocellular carcinoma or cirrhosis in a first degree relative (0.0; 0.0)

9.3

6.4

HBeAg-positive (0.0; 0.0)

8.8

9.4

HIV positive (0.0; 0.0)

0.0

0.0

HDV positive (0.0;0.0)

0.0

0.0

ALT(0.0)a

  ≤ 19

69.4

68.3

 20–38

28.7

29.6

  ≥ 39

1.9

2.1

AST (0.0) b

  < 34

96.1

95.8

 34–67

3.9

4.2

  ≥ 68

0.0

0.0

Inactive chronic HBV infection (0.0)

HBeAg negative and anti-HBe positive and HBV DNA < 2,000 IU/mL and ALT < ULNa

46.9

45.1

Inactive chronic HBV infection (0.0)

HBeAg negative and HBeAg negative and anti-HBe positive and HBV DNA < 2,000 IU/mL and ALT < ULN

46.9

45.1

APRI (11.3; 11.0) c

 < 1

97.9

97.7

[1;2]

2.1

2.3

 > 2

0.0

0.0

Eligible for long-term treatment according to the 2015 WHO guidelines

 APRI > 2 (11.3; 11.0) c

0.0

0.0

 Clinical diagnosis of cirrhosis (0.0; 0.0)

0.0

0.0

  ≥ 30 years old AND abnormal ALT levelsa AND HBV DNA > 20,000 IU/ml (0.0; 0.0)

0.0

0.0

Eligible for antiviral treatment according to national recommendations

 ALT > 2 × ULN and HBV DNA > 20,000 IU/mL

0.0

0.0

 ALT > ULN and HBV DNA > 2,000 IU/mL and FibroScan (at least F2 fibrosis)

0.0

0.0

  1. Abbreviations: HBV DNA Hepatitis B virus deoxyribonucleic acid, IU/mL International units per millilitre, WCBA Women of childbearing age, IQR Interquartile range, HBeAg Hepatitis B virus e antigen, HDV Hepatitis D virus, MTCT Mother to child transmission, ALT Alanine aminotransferase, AST Aspartate aminotransferase, ULN Upper limit of normal threshold level, APRI Aspartate aminotransferase-to-platelet ratio index
  2. aALT: Upper limit of normal threshold level = 19 U/L
  3. bAST: Upper limit of normal threshold level = 34 U/L
  4. cAPRI: AST-to-platelet-ratio-index, APRI = [*(AST/ULN) × 100] / platelet count (109)