Incidence, Risk Factors, and Treatment of Hepatitis B in Patients Visiting Yekatit 12 Referral Hospital and Migbare Senay General Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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2018-10-04
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Addis Ababa University
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Incidence, risk factors, and treatment of Hepatitis B (HBV) among patients visiting Yekatit 12 Referral Hospital and Migbare Senay General Hospital in Addis Ababa, between February 2015 and May 2018 were studied. The study was conducted based on medical records from Yekatit 12 Referral Hospital (n=177) and Migbare Senay General Hospital (n=128). All available information on the background profile of the patients was extracted from the medical records. Interviews with patients (n=2 from Yekatit 12 Referral Hospital) and questionnaire survey (n=10) from Migbare Senay General Hospital were used to assess possible risk factors that have resulted in their infection with HBV. Interview with gastroenterologist was conducted on types of treatment, medication, prognosis, duration of treatment, and challenges. A total of 305 cases of HBV infection were recorded from both hospitals. The number of patients within the age group 18-27 (n=97) was significantly higher. The lowest incidence was observed for the age groups 0-5 and 6-17 (n=7 in both cases). HBV infection was significantly higher in females (n=185) than in males (n=120) (Ashraf, 2010). HBV infection incidence increased between 2015 (n=63) and 2016 (n=109) and decreased through 2017 (n=78) and 2018 (n=55). The patients revealed prior exposure to several risk factors including multiple sexual partners, unsafe tooth extraction, abortion, contact with infected individuals, surgery, having a tattoo. Doctors indicated that most drugs prescribed for chronic hepatitis such as lamivudine are expensive and less available.
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Hepatitisb, Incidence, Risk Factor, Treatment and Prevention