Hepatitis B prevalence association with sexually transmitted infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: Background Hepatitis B vaccination is recommended for persons with current or past sexually transmitted infections (STI). Our aim is to systematically assess the association of hepatitis B virus (HBV) sero-markers for current or past infection with syphilis, chlamydia, gonorrhoea, or unspecified STIs.

Methods

We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis. PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science from 1982 to 2018 were searched using medical subject headings (MeSH) terms for HBV, STIs and epidemiology. We included studies conducted in Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development countries or Latin America that permit the calculation of prevalence ratios (PRs) for HBV and STIs and extracted PRs and counts by HBV and STI status.

Results

Of 3144 identified studies, 43 met

SUBMITTER: Marseille E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8457403 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature