?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Parallel+and+overlapping+Human+Immunodeficiency+Virus%2C+Hepatitis+B+and+C+virus+Infections+among+pregnant+women+in+the+Federal+Capital+Territory%2C+Abuja%2C+Nigeria&rft.creator=Bassey%2C+EB&rft.creator=Moses%2C+AE&rft.creator=Udo%2C+SM&rft.creator=Umo%2C+AN&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=Background%3A+Risk+factors+that+are+associated+with+HIV+infection+are+also+associated+with+HBV+and+HCV+infections+in+sub-Saharan+Africa.+The+HIV-infected+pregnant+cohort+represents+a+unique+population+and+infection+with+the+hepatitis+virus+is+considered+a+public+health+problem+worldwide.+Objective%3A+The+purpose+of+this+study+was+to+evaluate+the+prevalence+of+Human+Immunodeficiency+Virus%2C+Hepatitis+B+and+C+virus+parallel+and+overlapping+infections+among+pregnant+women+attending+antenatal+clinics+in+Federal+Capital+Territory+(FCT)%2C+Abuja.+Method%3A+Five+hundred+(500)+blood+samples+were+collected+from+three+district+hospitals+in+the+FCT+and+tested+at+Wuse+General+Hospital%2C+Abuja+for+the+presence+of+antibodies+to+HIV+and+Hepatitis+C+virus%2C+and+HBsAg+by+ELISA+technique+in+accordance+with+the+manufacturer%E2%80%99s+instructions.+HIV+seropositive+sera+were+confirmed+by+Western+blot.+Result%3A+Of+the+500+pregnant+women%2C+those+detected+with+HIV+antibodies%2C+HBsAg+and+anti-HCV+antibodies+were+42+(8.4%25)%2C+19+(3.8%25)+and+8+(1.6%25)+respectively.+The+overall+seroprevalence+of+HIV+and+HBV+or+HCV+co-infection+was+9.5%25+while+7.1%25+and+2.4%25+HIV+positive+pregnant+women+were+specifically+co-infected+with+HBV+and+HCV+respectively.+Those+within+the+age+bracket+of+15-20+years+had+the+highest+prevalence+of+HIV+(13.4%25)%2C+HBV+(5.1%25)+and+HCV+(1.9%25)+infections.+Among+the+occupation+characteristics+of+the+women%2C+those+of+them+involved+in+trading+recorded+the+highest+prevalence+of+HIV+(60.6%25)%2C+HBV+(30.3)+and+HCV+(6.1%25).+HIV+was+higher+among+the+married+women+than+the+singles+((8.6%25+vs+6.5%25)%3B+with+HBV+infection+the+reverse+was+the+case+(3.0%25+vs+9.8%25)+while+HCV+was+same+for+both+groups.+History+of+blood+transfusion+did+not+reflect+a+higher+rate+of+HIV+and+HBV+(1.4%25+vs+9.6%25%3B+2.8%25+vs+4.0%25+respectively)+unlike+HCV+infection+with+0.5%25+recorded+only+among+those+that+had+transfusion+experience.+Conclusion%3A+When+monitoring+the+risk+of+hepatotoxicity+to+antiretroviral+drugs+among+these+group+of+patients+caution+should+be+maintained.+Moreover%2C+evidence+of+parallel+and+overlapping+HIV%2C+HBsAg+and+HCV+infections+among+this+cohort+should+motivate+inclusion+of+HBV+and+HCV+among+the+diseases+of+surveillance+in+the+national+sentinel+survey+in+order+to+ascertain+the+bigger+picture+of+these+infections+in+Nigeria.&rft.publisher=Dr.+BS+Kakkilaya&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya%2C+Dr+Srinivas&rft.date=2009-05-05&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6560%2F1%2F2009-1-4.pdf&rft.identifier=++Bassey%2C+EB+and+Moses%2C+AE+and+Udo%2C+SM+and+Umo%2C+AN++(2009)+Parallel+and+overlapping+Human+Immunodeficiency+Virus%2C+Hepatitis+B+and+C+virus+Infections+among+pregnant+women+in+the+Federal+Capital+Territory%2C+Abuja%2C+Nigeria.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6560%2F