Health inequalities in the management of chronic hepatitis B virus infection in patients from sub-Saharan Africa in high-income countries.

ABSTRACT: Chronic hepatitis B virus disproportionately affects migrant communities in high-income countries, reflecting increased migration from sub-Saharan Africa. Chronic hepatitis B virus is endemic in sub-Saharan Africa, yet the natural history of chronic infection experienced by patients remains incompletely understood, with evidence of variability across genotypes and regions within sub-Saharan Africa. Clinical guidelines recommending treatment thresholds are not specific to sub-Saharan African patients and are based on natural history studies from Western Pacific Asian countries. Access to standard of care treatment is available for sub-Saharan African people with chronic hepatitis B virus infection in high-income countries; however, the evidence base for these treatments was not established

SUBMITTER: Mitchell T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9829705 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature