Mapping tuberculosis prevalence in Ethiopia using geospatial meta-analysis

KA Alene, A Python, DJ Weiss, A Elagali… - International Journal …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background Reliable and detailed data on the prevalence of tuberculosis (TB) with sub-
national estimates are scarce in Ethiopia. We address this knowledge gap by spatially …

Spatial patterns of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) cases in Zimbabwe from 2015 to 2018

I Gwitira, N Karumazondo, MD Shekede, C Sandy… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Accurate mapping of spatial heterogeneity in tuberculosis (TB) cases is critical
for achieving high impact control as well as guide resource allocation in most developing …

Spatial codistribution of HIV, tuberculosis and malaria in Ethiopia

KA Alene, A Elagali, DD Barth, SF Rumisha… - BMJ Global …, 2022 - gh.bmj.com
Background HIV, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria are the three most important infectious
diseases in Ethiopia, and sub-Saharan Africa. Understanding the spatial codistribution of …

Spatiotemporal patterns of tuberculosis in Hunan Province, China

KA Alene, Z Xu, L Bai, H Yi, Y Tan, DJ Gray… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of death from a bacterial pathogen worldwide. China
has the third highest TB burden in the world, with a high reported burden in Hunan Province …

Spatial distribution of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis in metropolitan Harare, Zimbabwe

J Chirenda, I Gwitira, RM Warren, SL Sampson… - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Introduction The contribution of high tuberculosis (TB) transmission pockets in propagating
area-wide transmission has not been adequately described in Zimbabwe. This study aimed …

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K Asare, A Tomita, N Garrett, R Slotow, JK Burns… - Journal of Affective …, 2022 - Elsevier
The scaling up of antiretroviral therapy services over the past decades has led to a
remarkable reduction in HIV infections and HIV-related deaths in South Africa (SA). While …

Time to develop and predictors for incidence of tuberculosis among children receiving antiretroviral therapy

F Kebede, T Kebede, B Kebede, A Abate… - Tuberculosis …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Infection by the human immune deficiency virus (HIV) is the strongest risk factor for latent or
new infection of tuberculosis (TB) through reduction of CD4 T‐lymphocytes and cellular …

Spatial co-clustering of tuberculosis and hiv in Ethiopia

LL Gemechu, LK Debusho - Diseases, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) and HIV are epidemiologically associated, and their co-
dynamics suggest that the two diseases are directly related at the population level and …

Geospatial Overlap of Undernutrition and Tuberculosis in Ethiopia

F Wagnew, KA Alene, M Kelly, D Gray - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Undernutrition is a key driver of the global tuberculosis (TB) epidemic, yet there is limited
understanding regarding the spatial overlap of both diseases. This study aimed to determine …

Bayesian spatial modelling of tuberculosis-HIV co-infection in Ethiopia

LL Gemechu, LK Debusho - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
An in-depth analysis of the epidemiological patterns of TB/HIV co-infection is essential since
it helps to target high-risk areas with effective control measures. The main objective of this …