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The pooled prevalence of cirrhosis was 4.1% (95% confidence interval [CI] 2.6-6.4) among studies from primary care facilities or general population, compared to 12.7% (95% CI 8.6-18.3) in studies performed in referral or tertiary care facilities (adjusted odds ratio 0.29, 95% CI 0.15-0.56). We found no association between cirrhosis and age, gender, fibrosis test used or HIV-coinfection. Depending on the setting, between 4% and 13% of HBV-infected individuals in SSA have cirrhosis and need immediate antiviral therapy. These estimates
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