In 2017, 2.6 percent of adults and children in Nigeria who were tested for hepatitis B started an antiretroviral therapy. The proportion of individuals starting an antiretroviral therapy who were tested for hepatitis C was 0.3 percent.
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Share of people starting antiretroviral therapy who were tested for hepatitis B and hepatitis C in Nigeria as of 2017
Characteristic
Share of people
Hepatitis B
2.6%
Hepatitis C
0.3%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of people2.6%2.6%0.3%0.3%Hepatitis BHepatitis C
0%0.5%1%1.5%2%2.5%3%
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UNAIDS. (June 24, 2020). Share of people starting antiretroviral therapy who were tested for hepatitis B and hepatitis C in Nigeria as of 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 03, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1128447/people-tested-for-hepatitis-b-and-hepatitis-c-in-nigeria/
UNAIDS. "Share of people starting antiretroviral therapy who were tested for hepatitis B and hepatitis C in Nigeria as of 2017." Chart. June 24, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1128447/people-tested-for-hepatitis-b-and-hepatitis-c-in-nigeria/
UNAIDS. (2020). Share of people starting antiretroviral therapy who were tested for hepatitis B and hepatitis C in Nigeria as of 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1128447/people-tested-for-hepatitis-b-and-hepatitis-c-in-nigeria/
UNAIDS. "Share of People Starting Antiretroviral Therapy Who Were Tested for Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C in Nigeria as of 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1128447/people-tested-for-hepatitis-b-and-hepatitis-c-in-nigeria/
UNAIDS, Share of people starting antiretroviral therapy who were tested for hepatitis B and hepatitis C in Nigeria as of 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1128447/people-tested-for-hepatitis-b-and-hepatitis-c-in-nigeria/ (last visited July 03, 2025)
Share of people starting antiretroviral therapy who were tested for hepatitis B and hepatitis C in Nigeria as of 2017 [Graph], UNAIDS, June 24, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1128447/people-tested-for-hepatitis-b-and-hepatitis-c-in-nigeria/
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