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Table 5 Estimate of patients with HBV requiring antiviral therapy and their indications

From: Prevalence of sero-markers and non-invasive assessment of liver cirrhosis in patients with Hepatitis B virus infection in Freetown, Sierra Leone: a cross-sectional study

Sonographic evidence of advanced fibrosis or cirrhosis

APRI > 2.0

FIB-4 > 3.25

HIV positive

ALT > 2 × ULN

Frequency

–

–

–

–

X

7

X

–

–

–

–

7

–

X

–

–

X

4

–

–

 

X

–

4

X

X

 

–

X

2

X

X

X

 

X

2

X

–

X

–

–

1

X

–

–

–

X

1

X

 

X

 

X

1

–

–

X

–

X

1

X

–

X

–

–

1

X

–

–

X

–

1

Total

32

  1. ALT, Alanine aminotransferase; ULN, upper limit of normal; X = Treatment indicated; (–) = treatment not indicated