Copyright
©The Author(s) 2018.
World J Gastroenterol. Sep 14, 2018; 24(34): 3927-3957
Published online Sep 14, 2018. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i34.3927
Published online Sep 14, 2018. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i34.3927
Table 10 Studies on hepatitis C virus among risk groups in Somalia
Author | Year | Total | Cases | Total | Healthy | Setting | Population |
Aceti et al[42] | 1993 | 287 | 0 | 287 | 278 | Mogadishu | Hospitalized children with diseases other than hepatitis |
Watts et al[41] | 1994 | 236 | 4 | 236 | 232 | Mogadishu, Marka, Kismayo | Female prostitutes |
Nur et al[33] | 2000 | 42 | 1 | 42 | 41 | Mogadishu | Hospitalized children with measles, tuberculosis, anemia and other febrile illnesses |
Watts et al[41] | 1994 | 80 | 2 | 80 | 78 | Mogadishu, Marka, Kismayo | Sexually transmitted disease patients |
Nur et al[33] | 2000 | 57 | 4 | 57 | 53 | Mogadishu | Hospitalized adults with tuberculosis, malaria, acute respiratory infections, and unknown diagnosis (no clinically evident case of hepatitis) |
Aceti et al[42] | 1993 | 179 | 4 | 179 | 175 | Mogadishu | Mixed populations (98 prisoners and 81 psychiatric patients) |
- Citation: Hassan-Kadle MA, Osman MS, Ogurtsov PP. Epidemiology of viral hepatitis in Somalia: Systematic review and meta-analysis study. World J Gastroenterol 2018; 24(34): 3927-3957
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v24/i34/3927.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v24.i34.3927