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Table 5 Hepatitis B yield (%) in tested applicants compared to estimated prevalence of chronic HBV infection (reference years 1965–2013), by country of nationality

From: Infectious disease testing of UK-bound refugees: a population-based, cross-sectional study

Country of nationality

Number screened (n)

Number of cases detected

Yield in tested cohort, % (95% CI)a

Estimated prevalence of chronic HBV infection (HBsAg seroprevalence), 1965–2013, % (95% CI) [21]

Afghanistan

57

1

1.75 (0.24–11.61)

1.62 (1.29–2.03)

Democratic Republic of Congo

499

29

5.81 (4.07–8.24)

5.99 (5.68–6.31)

Eritrea

54

0

0.0

2.49 (2.32–2.67)

Ethiopia

251

12

4.78 (2.73–8.24)

6.03 (5.77–6.31)

Iran

14

0

0.0

0.96 (0.95–0.96)

Iraq

514

3

0.58 (0.19–1.79)

0.67 (0.65–0.70)

Palestine

28

0

0.0

1.80 (1.07–3.02)

Somalia

384

13

3.39 (1.97–5.75)

14.77 (13.77–15.84)

South Sudan

40

5

12.50 (5.24–26.96)

22.38 (20.10–24.84)

Sudan

361

21

5.82 (3.82–8.76)

9.76 (9.03–10.54)

Syria

6996

102

1.46 (1.20–1.77)

2.62 (2.17–3.17)

Uganda

2

0

0.0

9.19 (8.65–9.77)

Other AFRb

8

1

12.50 (1.50–57.31)

8.83 (8.82–8.83)

Other EMRc

9

0

0.0

3.01 (3.01–3.01)

Other EURd

5

1

20.00 (2.11–74.35)

2.06 (2.06–2.06)

Other WPRe

3

0

 

5.26 (5.26–5.26)

Total

9228

188

2.04 (1.77–2.35)

 
  1. aYield was calculated on adults aged 15 years and older, for ethical reasons and consistency
  2. bOther AFR included Burundi, Congo, Rwanda, Cameroon, Nigeria
  3. cOther EMR included Jordan, Lebanon, Djibouti, Yemen, Pakistan
  4. dOther EUR included UK, St Helena, Switzerland, Turkey
  5. eOther WPR included Solomon Islands, China, Taiwan or applicants with no nationality specified
  6. CI confidence interval