Garbati Musa A, Mohammed Alkali, Kadaura Mairo, Ezenkwa Uchenna S, Audu Bala M
Department of Medicine, Federal University of Health Sciences, Azare, Bauchi State, Nigeria.
Department of Microbiology, Federal University of Health Sciences, Azare, Bauchi State, Nigeria.
Niger Med J. 2025 Jan 10;65(6):1112-1123. doi: 10.60787/nmj.v65i6.596. eCollection 2024 Nov-Dec.
Infection with the human immunodeficiency virus and hepatitis viruses B and C have been reported to be endemic in some Nigeria's institutions of higher learning. Several studies have reported varying prevalence rates for hepatitis B and C viruses and HIV among undergraduate students in Nigerian universities.
A cross-sectional descriptive prevalence study of hepatitis B and C viruses and HIV among students at Federal University of Health Sciences, Azare conducted on the 2nd of December 2023. Screening for hepatitis B and C viruses and HIV was done using standard procedures. Ethical approval was obtained in addition to individual consent from all participants.
Three hundred students with the mean age of 19.43±2.352 years were studied. 96.7% were aged 24 years or younger; females being the majority [185, 61.7%]. The majority of the participants were in their 200 level (190, 63.3%). Ten health-related programmes were represented in the survey. Twelve participants (4%) were positive for HBsAg; nine (75%) being males. One participant was positive for HBeAg, while only three (1%) of the participants had evidence of prior HBV vaccination, thus giving us a window of opportunity for vaccination. None of the participants had evidence of infection with HCV or HIV.
Screening students of health-related courses should be routinely done to ascertain their status to prevent occupational exposures and transmission in the healthcare setting. Results from this survey will inform formulation of policies that will protect our future healthcare force and safeguard the lives of patients.
据报道，人类免疫缺陷病毒以及乙型和丙型肝炎病毒感染在尼日利亚的一些高等院校中呈地方性流行。多项研究报告了尼日利亚各大学本科学生中乙型和丙型肝炎病毒以及艾滋病毒的不同流行率。
2023年12月2日，在阿扎雷联邦卫生科学大学对学生进行了一项关于乙型和丙型肝炎病毒以及艾滋病毒的横断面描述性流行率研究。使用标准程序对乙型和丙型肝炎病毒以及艾滋病毒进行筛查。除了获得所有参与者的个人同意外，还获得了伦理批准。
对300名平均年龄为19.43±2.352岁的学生进行了研究。96.7%的学生年龄在24岁及以下；女性占多数[185人，61.7%]。大多数参与者处于二年级（190人，63.3%）。调查涵盖了10个与健康相关的专业。12名参与者（4%）乙肝表面抗原呈阳性；9名（75%）为男性。1名参与者乙肝e抗原呈阳性，而只有3名（1%）参与者有乙肝疫苗接种史，这为我们提供了疫苗接种的机会窗口。没有参与者有丙型肝炎病毒或艾滋病毒感染的证据。
应定期对健康相关课程的学生进行筛查，以确定他们的状况，防止在医疗环境中的职业暴露和传播。本次调查结果将为制定保护我们未来医疗队伍和保障患者生命的政策提供参考。
