Deku John G, Aninagyei Enoch, Kpene Godsway E, Bedzina Israel, Mensah Bismark, Agodey Isaac K, Edziah Florence S, Duneeh Richard V
Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, School of Allied Health Sciences, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, Ghana.
Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Basic and Biomedical Sciences, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, Ghana.
Ghana Med J. 2025 Jun;59(2):60-67. doi: 10.4314/gmj.v59i2.3.
This study determined the burden and trend of Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) infection in individuals who visited Agona Government Hospital in Ghana.
A retrospective study.
A single-centre study conducted at Agona Government Hospital.
Clients who visited Agona Government Hospital.
A hospital-based retrospective study was conducted. Data generated between January 2016 and December 2020 were extracted, cleaned, and validated using Microsoft Excel version 2019. Analysis was done using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 26.
A total of 2440 records from individuals who were tested for HBV were analysed. The records indicated varying numbers of tests each year, with 28.9% in 2016, 23.1% in 2017, 20.6% in 2018, 13.6% in 2019, and 13.7% in 2020. Most of the clients were aged 25-44 (46.3%). The majority of the clients were married (53.2%) and females (65.3%). The cumulative crude prevalence of HBV infection was 57.44 per 10,000. The prevalence of HBV varied across age categories and genders. A decline in prevalence was observed from 2016 to 2017, with a trough in 2018, followed by a rise through 2019 and peaking in 2020. The crude prevalence exhibited a peak in February and a trough in September, with inconsistent patterns throughout the year.
The high burden of HBV underscores its significance as a pressing public health issue. There is therefore an urgent need for public health interventions to curb the spread of the infection.
None declared.
本研究确定了前往加纳阿戈纳政府医院就诊的个体中乙型肝炎病毒（HBV）感染的负担及趋势。
一项回顾性研究。
在阿戈纳政府医院开展的单中心研究。
前往阿戈纳政府医院就诊的患者。
开展了一项基于医院的回顾性研究。提取了2016年1月至2020年12月期间产生的数据，使用Microsoft Excel 2019进行清理和验证。使用社会科学统计软件包第26版进行分析。
共分析了2440例接受HBV检测的个体记录。记录显示每年的检测数量各不相同，2016年为28.9%，2017年为23.1%，2018年为20.6%，2019年为13.6%，2020年为13.7%。大多数患者年龄在25 - 44岁之间（46.3%）。大多数患者已婚（53.2%）且为女性（65.3%）。HBV感染的累积粗患病率为每10000人中有57.44例。HBV患病率在不同年龄组和性别中有所不同。2016年至2017年患病率下降，2018年出现低谷，随后在2019年上升并在2020年达到峰值。粗患病率在2月达到峰值，9月出现低谷，全年模式不一致。
HBV的高负担凸显了其作为紧迫公共卫生问题的重要性。因此，迫切需要采取公共卫生干预措施来遏制感染的传播。
未申报。
