Tracey Smythe, Andrew Sentoogo Ssemata, Sande Slivesteri, Femke Bannink Mbazzi, Hannah Kuper
Co-development of a training programme on disability for healthcare workers in Uganda
BMC health services research
hepatitis b hbv c virus hcv coinfection major causes liverrelated morbidity mortality among people living human immunodeficiency virus hiv burden hepatitis among hivpositive individuals studied afar region therefore study aimed determine prevalence hbv hcv coinfection associated factors among hivpositive patients afar regional state northeast ethiopia crosssectional study conducted 477 hivpositive patients february 2019 may 2019 structured pretested questionnaire used collect sociodemographic data associated factors five milliliters blood collected hepatitis b surface antigen hbsag hcv antibodies detected using rapid test kits positive samples confirmed using enzymelinked immunosorbent assay elisa binary multivariable logistic regression analyses performed identify associated factors statistical significance set p 005 among 477 study participants 320477671 females 157329 males overall prevalence hivhbv hivhcv coinfection 2552 715 respectively multisexual practice significantly associated hivhbv coinfection aor 53 95 ci 12244 p 0032 prevalence hivhbv hivhcv coinfection intermediate multisexual practice significantly associated hivhbv coinfection screening hivpositive patients hbv hcv health education regarding transmission modes considered