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. 2018 Jan 30;2018:4239646. doi: 10.1155/2018/4239646

Table 2.

Hepatitis B prevalence in Tanzania among different population groups.

Population type Study Year Region/city Prevalence
All age groups Pellizzer et al. [8] 1994 Dar es Salaam 4.4%
Adults Miller et al. [7] 1998 Dar es Salaam 6.0%
Children Muro et al. [9] 2013 Kilimanjaro 4.2%
Children Meschi et al. [10] 2010 Iringa 4.3%
Children Meschi et al. [10] 2010 Pemba 1.8%
Blood donors All MoHCDGEC [17] 2016 Nationwide 6.2%
All Hasegawa et al. [14] 2006 Dar es Salaam 4.8%
All Matee et al. [38] 1999 Dar es Salaam 11%
All Jacobs et al. [20] 1997 Mwanza 11.2%
Replacement donors Matee et al. [18] 2006 Dar es Salaam 9.5%
Voluntary donors Matee et al. [18] 2006 Dar es Salaam 7.2%
Health care workers Mueller et al. [29] 2015 Mwanza 7.0%
Pregnant women Manyahi et al. [24] 2017 Dar es Salaam 8.0%
Mirambo et al. [26] 2016 Mwanza 3.8%
Rashid et al. [39] 2014 Dar es Salaam 3.9%
Msuya et al. [25] 2006 Kilimanjaro 4.2%
Pellizzer et al. [8] 1994 Dar es Salaam 4.3%
PWID Mohammed et al. [40] 2006 Zanzibar 2.1%
Coinfections
 HBV/HIV Adults Kilonzo et al. [41] 2017 Mwanza 6.6%
Adults Ramírez-Mena et al. [42] 2016 Morogoro 7.3%
Adults Hawkins et al. [43] 2013 Dar es Salaam 6.2%
Children Muro et al. [9] 2013 Kilimanjaro 2.9%
Children Telatela et al. [44] 2007 Dar es Salaam 1.2%
 HBV/HCV PWID Mohammed and Salim [45] 2017 Dar es Salaam 9.8%
HIV-infected adults Nagu et al. [46] 2008 Dar es Salaam 3.9%
PWID Mohammed and Salim [40] 2006 Zanzibar 5.4%
 HEV Adults Miller et al. [7] 1998 Dar es Salaam 0%