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A study was performed to determine whether there is a correlation between hepatitis B virus (HBV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in population groups in the Dar es Salaam area in Tanzania where HBV infection is endemic. A panel of 460 sera from army recruits, health personnel and pregnant women was tested. In the whole group seromarkers of HBV infection were found in 61.9 % of 134 HIV positive subjects versus 51.5 % of 326 seronegative subjects, a difference which was not statistically significant (p>0.05). In the group of pregnant women, however, 66.7 % of 120 HIV positive subjects had markers of HBV infection versus 49.0 % of the 157 HIV seronegative subjects (p<0.01). This shows that a considerable proportion of young females are also exposed to HBV at the time they acquire HIV infection.
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Shao, J.F., Haukenes, G., Yangi, E. et al. Association of hepatitis B and human immunodeficiency virus infections in Tanzanian population groups. Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 12, 62–64 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01997062
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