TITLE:
Seroprevalence of HIV, Hepatitis B and C Viruses Infections among Candidates for Cataract Surgery
AUTHORS:
Angue Tatiana Harly Mba Aki, Emmanuel Anyunzoghe, Emmanuel Anyunzoghe, Patrice Emery Itoudi Bignoumba, Stéphanie Ndjillekissa Ndjié, Christian Agaya, Emmanuel Mve Mengome
KEYWORDS:
HIV, HCV, HBV, Surgery, Cataract, Libreville
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Ophthalmology,
Vol.9 No.2,
March
25,
2019
ABSTRACT: Introduction: The
safety issue of mass surgeries in areas of higher endemicity for HIV, HBV and
HCV is raised. Objective: The objective was to determine the frequency
of HIV, HBV and HCV among people undergoing a cataract surgery during
humanitarian surgical mission. Patients and Method: This prospective
study was conducted at CHU Owendo from April to September 2018.
Cataract-operated patients were the targeted population. Rapid screening tests
were used for diagnosis. Parameters such as age, sex, frequency of HIV, HBV, HCV,
and co-infections were analyzed. Sero-positivity was correlated with age and
sex. A total of 1403 patients were included. Statistical analysis was performed
with EPI Info 7.2 (Chi2 uncorrected, Mann-Whitnney and Wilcoxon, p
Results: Patients mean age was 66.3 ± 11.6 years; 42.1% of
them were male. With 18.0% of the study population,
HIV-positive people had mean age of 78.4 ± 9.3 years, compared to 61.2 ±
10.1 years for sero-negative (p Conclusion: This study showed high
prevalence of HIV, HBV and HCV among patients undergoing cataract surgery with
predominance for HCV. Viral co-infections prevalence was also significant.