Hepatitis B Virus (HBV)

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Benefits

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Highlighted claims

• Approximately 296 million people worldwide are living with chronic HBV infection, causing more than one million deaths annually. — Preventing vertical transmission of hepatitis B in sub-Saharan Africa: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis on vaccination uptake and determinants among pregnant women
• An estimated 100 million individuals in sub-Saharan Africa are chronically infected with HBV, representing a regional prevalence of 6.5%. — Preventing vertical transmission of hepatitis B in sub-Saharan Africa: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis on vaccination uptake and determinants among pregnant women
• Chronic HBV infection is responsible for 80% of hepatocellular carcinoma cases and related mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. — Preventing vertical transmission of hepatitis B in sub-Saharan Africa: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis on vaccination uptake and determinants among pregnant women
• Over two-thirds of all new chronic HBV cases globally originate from sub-Saharan Africa, driven primarily by vertical transmission. — Preventing vertical transmission of hepatitis B in sub-Saharan Africa: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis on vaccination uptake and determinants among pregnant women
• Approximately 4.5 million HBV-infected women of childbearing age give birth each year in endemic regions including sub-Saharan Africa. — Preventing vertical transmission of hepatitis B in sub-Saharan Africa: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis on vaccination uptake and determinants among pregnant women