Prevalence of hepatitis B Virus among students attending University of Maiduguri clinic, Borno, Nigeria

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a major cause of liver disease worldwide. Both acute and chronic HBV infections continue to represent important health problems in most developing countries. Therefore, this study was aimed to determine the prevalence of HBV infection among students at University of Maiduguri Clinic. Out of 70 serum samples tested, only 8 (11.4%) were positive for HBV. This include 7 (19.4%) among male students while 1 (2.9%) was among their female counterpart. Also, higher prevalence of HBV was recorded among students between age group 23-28 years 5(16.7%), followed by age 17-22 years 2(5.7%), > 34year and 29-34 years with the prevalence of 1(450.0%) and 0(0.0%) respectively. This shows that Hepatitis B virus is an endemic among students and indicating high risk of horizontal transmission.