HCV prevalence and co‐infection with HIV among pregnant women in Saint Camille Medical Centre, Ouagadougou

Summary Objective  To determine hepatitis C virus (HCV) prevalence and the rate of HCV/human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) co‐infection in pregnant women attending Saint Camille medical centre (SCMC) in Ouagadougou. Methods  A total of 607 pregnant women, 16–45 years old, with

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Published in:Tropical medicine & international health 2011-11, Vol.16 (11), p.1392-1396
Main Authors: Zeba, Moctar T. A., Karou, Simplice D., Sagna, Tani, Djigma, Florencia, Bisseye, Cyrille, Ouermi, Djeneba, Pietra, Virginio, Pignatelli, Salvatore, Gnoula, Charlemagne, Sia, Joseph D., Moret, Remy, Nikiema, Jean‐Baptiste, Simpore, Jacques
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso - epidemiology
Coinfection
Embarazo
Female
General aspects
grossesse
Hepatitis
Hepatitis C - epidemiology
Hepatitis C virus
HIV
HIV Infections - epidemiology
HIV Seropositivity
Human immunodeficiency virus
Human viral diseases
Humans
Infectious diseases
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious - epidemiology
Prevalence
Risk factors
Socioeconomic Factors
Surveys and Questionnaires
transaminasas
transaminase
transaminases
VHC
VIH
Viral diseases
Viral diseases of the lymphoid tissue and the blood. Aids
Viral hepatitis
Young Adult
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Summary:Summary Objective  To determine hepatitis C virus (HCV) prevalence and the rate of HCV/human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) co‐infection in pregnant women attending Saint Camille medical centre (SCMC) in Ouagadougou. Methods  A total of 607 pregnant women, 16–45 years old, with
ISSN:1360-2276
1365-3156
DOI:10.1111/j.1365-3156.2011.02845.x