Screening a nation for hepatitis C virus elimination: a cross-sectional study on prevalence of hepatitis C and associated risk factors in the Rwandan general population
Objectives We analysed data collected during programmatic screening activities conducted in 2017 to describe hepatitis C virus (HCV) seroprevalence in the general population and identify associated factors.Design We analysed data collected between June and September 2017. For both seroprevalence and...
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| Main Authors: | Neil Gupta, Justine Umutesi, Carol Yingkai Liu, Michael J Penkunas, Jean Damascene Makuza, Corneille K Ntihabose, Sabine Umuraza, Julienne Niyikora, Janvier Serumondo, Sabin Nsanzimana |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2019-07-01
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| Series: | BMJ Open |
| Online Access: | https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/9/7/e029743.full |
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