Prevalence of Hepatitis B Hepatitis C and HIV in Multiply Transfused Sickle Cell Disease Patients from Oman

摘要

In Oman, the prevalence of hepatitis B (HBV) infection is 5.8%, with 2.8–7.1% HBV carriers. Hepatitis C (HCV) prevalence among Omanis is 0.41%. A total of 2917 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections were notified among Omanis by 2017. This study was performed as there was no data on the prevalence of HIV, HBV and HCV in sickle cell disease (SCD) patients from Oman.