Hepatitis B virus contact disclosure and testing in Lusaka, Zambia: a mixed-methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The aim of this study was to estimate the frequency of disclosure to and testing of contacts of patients with hepatitis B virus (HBV) in Zambia.

Design

We used a convergent parallel mixed-method research design including a quantitative survey and focus group discussions with patients with HBV.

Setting

A university hospital in Lusaka, Zambia.

Participants

79 hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg)-positive, HIV-negative, adults (18+ years) receiving HBV care completed a quantitative survey and 32 also participated in a focus group discussion.

Outcomes and analysis

Contacts of patients with HBV were enumerated and patient-reported disclosure, contact testing and contact HBV test results were used to develop a testing cascade. Using multivariable log

SUBMITTER: Franklin S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6157559 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature