Predictors of mortality in patients under treatment for chronic hepatitis B in Ethiopia: a prospective cohort study

Autor: Hailemichael Desalegn, Hanna Aberra, Nega Berhe, Girmay Medhin, Bitsatab Mekasha, Svein Gunnar Gundersen, Asgeir Johannessen

Publikováno v: BMC Gastroenterology, Vol 19, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2019)

Abstract Background Antiviral treatment for chronic hepatitis B (CHB) is largely unavailable in sub-Saharan Africa; hence, little is known about the prognosis after initiating treatment in African CHB patients. In this study we aimed to assess predic

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Mother-to-Child Transmission of Hepatitis B Virus in Ethiopia

Autor: Asgeir Johannessen, Bitsatab Mekasha, Hailemichael Desalegn, Hanna Aberra, Kathrine Stene-Johansen, Nega Berhe

Publikováno v: Vaccines, Vol 9, Iss 5, p 430 (2021)

High viral load and positive hepatitis B e-antigen (HBeAg) results are risk factors for mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of hepatitis B virus (HBV). In sub-Saharan Africa, little is known about the distribution of these risk factors, as well as ea

Externí odkaz: https://doaj.org/article/631629e6f8e24fe7aa9c6836445bcd8e

Mother-to-Child Transmission of Hepatitis B Virus in Ethiopia

Autor: Hailemichael Desalegn, Nega Berhe, Kathrine Stene-Johansen, Asgeir Johannessen, Bitsatab Mekasha, Hanna Aberra

Publikováno v: Vaccines
Volume 9
Issue 5
Vaccines, Vol 9, Iss 430, p 430 (2021)

High viral load and positive hepatitis B e-antigen (HBeAg) results are risk factors for mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of hepatitis B virus (HBV). In sub-Saharan Africa, little is known about the distribution of these risk factors, as well as ea

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https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines9050430

Treatment of chronic hepatitis B in sub-Saharan Africa: 1-year results of a pilot program in Ethiopia

Autor: Nega Berhe, Kathrine Stene-Johansen, Asgeir Johannessen, Hanna Aberra, Svein Gunnar Gundersen, Henrik Krarup, Andre Puntervold Pereira, Hailemichael Desalegn, Bitsatab Mekasha

Publikováno v: Desalegn, H, Aberra, H, Berhe, N, Mekasha, B, Stene-Johansen, K, Krarup, H, Pereira, A P, Gundersen, S G & Johannessen, A 2018, ' Treatment of chronic hepatitis B in sub-Saharan Africa : 1-year results of a pilot program in Ethiopia ', BMC Medicine, vol. 16, no. 1, 234 . https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-018-1229-x
BMC Medicine
BMC Medicine, Vol 16, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2018)

Background The World Health Organization has set an ambitious goal of eliminating viral hepatitis as a major public health threat by 2030. However, in sub-Saharan Africa, antiviral treatment of chronic hepatitis B (CHB) is virtually unavailable. Here

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-018-1229-x

Developing and sustaining human resources in the health supply chain in Ethiopia: barriers and enablers

Autor: Andrew N Brown, Nana Am Essah, Sofia Kälvemark Sporrong, Janine Morgall Traulsen, Dawit Teshome Gebregeorgise, Bitsatab Mekasha Habtegiorgis, Sara A Khan, Woynabeba Damene Kabtimer

Publikováno v: Rural and Remote Health.

Introduction The health supply chain is often the weakest link in achieving the health-related Millennium Development Goals and universal health coverage, requiring trained professionals who are often unavailable. In Ethiopia there have been recent d

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https://doi.org/10.22605/rrh3613