Epidemiology of viral hepatitis in Somalia: Systematic review and meta-analysis study

Table 3 Summary of studies of included studies on the prevalence of hepatitis B viral infection in a Somali population in Somalia and Somali immigrants (1977-2014) n (%)

No.	Author	Publication year	Total	HBsAg	Healthy	Setting	Population
1	Padovese et al[39]	2014	500	31 (6.2)	469	Italy	Immigrants
2	Kadle et al[38]	2012	156	61 (39.1)	95	Somalia	Local
3	Shire et al[36]	2012	1109	151 (13.6)	958	United States	Immigrants
4	Khadjio et al[37]	2011	147	59 (40.1)	88	Somalia	Local
5	Aweis et al[35]	2001	439	25 (5.6)	414	United Kingdom	Immigrants
6	Nur et al[33]	2000	198	34 (17.1)	164	Somalia	Local
7	Faustini et al[19]	1994	213	7 (3.2)	206	Italy	Immigrants
8	Bile et al[34]	1993	124	29 (13.5)	95	Somalia	Local
9	Bile et al[16]	1992	596	95 (15.9)	501	Somalia	Local
10	Mohamud et al[15]	1992	1272	134 (10.5)	1138	Somalia	Local
11	Bile et al[32]	1991	232	67 (28.8)	165	Somalia	Local
12	Aceti et al[31]	1989	1138	220 (19.3)	918	Somalia	Local
13	Bile et al[40]	1991	158	3 (1.9)	155	Somalia	Local
14	Aceti et al[30]	1991	104	52 (50)	52	Somalia	Local
15	Jama et al[29]	1987	218	49 (22.4)	169	Somalia	Local
16	Bile et al[28]	1987	946	78 (8.2)	868	Somalia	Local
17	Sebastiani et al[27]	1985	383	46 (12)	337	Somalia	Local
18	Nuti et al[26]	1979	102	49 (48)	58	Somalia	Local
19	Nuti et al[25]	1979	157	22 (14)	135	Somalia	Local
20	Nuti et al[24]	1978	101	24 (23.7)	77	Somalia	Local
21	Nuti et al[23]	1979	222	80 (36)	142	Somalia	Local
22	Delia et al[22]	1977	155	118 (76.1)	37	Somalia	Local
23	Sebastiani et al[18]	1984	86	11 (12.7)	75	Somalia	Local

HBsAg: Hepatitis B surface antigen.