[HTML][HTML] Pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes in sub-Saharan Africans

JH Goedecke, AE Mendham - Diabetologia, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is the region with the highest projected rates of increase
in type 2 diabetes (129% by 2045), which will exacerbate the already high prevalence of …

[HTML][HTML] Epidemiology of hepatitis C virus in Ghana: a systematic review and meta-analysis

AA Agyeman, R Ofori-Asenso, A Mprah… - BMC infectious …, 2016 - Springer
Background To fully understand the burden of hepatitis C (HCV) infection in Ghana towards
informing appropriate preventive measures, accurate prevalence estimates are needed. In …

[HTML][HTML] Hepatitis B and C virus seroprevalence, Burkina Faso: a cross-sectional study

N Meda, E Tuaillon, D Kania… - Bulletin of the World …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective To estimate population-wide hepatitis B and C seroprevalence using dried blood
spot samples acquired for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) surveillance as part of the …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of hepatitis B and C infection in persons living with HIV enrolled in care in Rwanda

J Umutesi, B Simmons, JD Makuza… - BMC infectious …, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Background Hepatitis B (HBV) and C (HCV) are important causes of morbidity and
mortality in people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The burden of these co …

[HTML][HTML] Hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV prevalence and related sexual and substance use risk practices among key populations who access HIV prevention …

A Scheibe, K Young, A Versfeld, CW Spearman… - BMC Infectious …, 2020 - Springer
Background People who use drugs including people who inject drugs (PWUD/ID), sex
workers (SWs) and men who have sex with men (MSM) are at increased risk of HIV and viral …

[HTML][HTML] The cascade of care for hepatitis C treatment in Rwanda: a retrospective cohort study of the 2017–2019 mass screening and treatment campaign

MP Nisingizwe, JD Makuza, NZ Janjua, N Bansback… - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
Access to hepatitis C (HCV) testing and treatment is still limited globally. To address this, the
Government of Rwanda launched a voluntary mass screening and treatment campaign in …

Epidemiology of hepatitis C virus: a battle on new frontiers

NJ Shire, KE Sherman - Gastroenterology Clinics, 2015 - gastro.theclinics.com
Hepatitis C viral infection (HCV) represents a significant public health burden, chronically
infecting between 2.7 and 4.1 million people in the United States civilian population 1, 2 and …

[HTML][HTML] Burden of cancers attributable to infectious agents in Nigeria: 2012–2014

M Odutola, EE Jedy-Agba, EO Dareng, EA Oga… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Infections by certain viruses, bacteria, and parasites have been identified as risk
factors for some cancers. In Nigeria, like many other developing countries, infections remain …

Screening a nation for hepatitis C virus elimination: a cross-sectional study on prevalence of hepatitis C and associated risk factors in the Rwandan general population

J Umutesi, CY Liu, MJ Penkunas, JD Makuza… - BMJ open, 2019 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives We analysed data collected during programmatic screening activities conducted
in 2017 to describe hepatitis C virus (HCV) seroprevalence in the general population and …

[HTML][HTML] Hepatitis B and hepatitis C virus infections and associated factors among prisoners in Gondar City, Northwest Ethiopia

K Tadesse, G Ayalew, Y Million, A Gelaw - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Background Globally, hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) cause
considerable morbidity and mortality from their acute and chronic infections. The …