Hepatitis B virus carriage among Female Sex Workers in three secondary cities of Burkina Faso: Koudougou, Ouahigouya and Tenkodogo

Abstract

Objective: Female sex workers (FSW) are one of most-at-risk population for Sexually Transmitted Infections, including Hepatitis B Virus. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection and factors associated among FSW in Koudougou, Ouahigouya and Tenkodogo, three secondary towns of Burkina Faso.Methods: This was a cross-sectional study in the cities of Koudougou, Ouahigouya and Tenkodogo, three secondary towns of Burkina Faso. Female sex workers (FSWs) were recruited from February to May 2014 using respondent driven sampling (RDS) method during an HIV seroprevalence study. Participant's archived sera were tested for HBs antigen. The data was analyzed using STATA version 14.0 software. Results: A total of
320 serum samples from FSWs were tested for HBs antigen. The adjusted prevalence's of HBsAg were 6.4%
(95% CI: 3.4 11.8%) in Koudougou, 15.7% (95% CI: 09.5 25.0%) in Ouahigouya and 11.0% (95% CI: 6.8
17.2%) in Tenkodogo.Factors associated with hepatitis B virus carriage were the high age of the respondent, the
high number of clients per week, the positive HIV status, and the inconsistence use of condom Conclusion: The prevalence of hepatitis B and its associated factors in this study suggest t he need to increase awareness
regarding consistence use condom and vaccination against HBV for high risk population, like sex workers