Epidemiological and clinical profile of hepatitis B infection in ART-naive people living with HIV in Maputo, Mozambique: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Globally, more than 254 million people are living with hepatitis B virus (HBV), and 7.4% of the people living with HIV (PLHIV) are coinfected with HBV. More than 70% of them reside in Africa. We aimed to describe the characteristics of newly diagnosed antiretroviral treatment (ART)-naïve HIV/HBV co-infected and HIV monoinfected patients.

Methods

This cross-sectional study included newly HIV-diagnosed ART-naïve patients recruited at Mavalane Health Centre located in a periurban area of Maputo City. Between May 2021 and November 2022, all patients over 18 years old were enrolled and screened for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg). Data on socio-demographic and clinical characteristics, haematology, liver and kidney function tests, CD4+T cell counts, serological m

SUBMITTER: Chambal LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12323539 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature