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. 2022 Nov 23;22:2149. doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-14618-3

Table 4.

HBsAg seroprevalence by sex and HIV status among prison inmates and PLHIV

HBsAg positive n/N (%) p value
Prison inmatesa (both sexes) 36 / 274 (13.14)
 Male 33 / 176 (18.75) < 0.001
 Female 3 / 98 (3.06)
HIV Status
 HIV+ 21 / 344 (6.10) 0.349
 HIV- 538 / 9837 (5.47)

Data source for prison inmates: Hepatitis Foundation of Ghana. Data source for HIV Status: Blood bank registers

aData obtained from one male prison and one female prison in Central and Eastern regions respectively. Abbreviations: PLHIV = persons living with human immunodeficiency virus