HIV prevalence in Ethiopia lower than expectedtext editorEmerging Infectious Diseases
Factbook>Countries>Ethiopia>Demographics HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:0.9% (2020 est.) Definition:This entry gives an estimate of the percentage of adults (aged 15-49) living with HIV/AIDS. The adult prevalence rate is calculated by dividing the estimated number of adults living with HIV/...
However, surveys and observational studies have shown variability in ART refill interruptions. A global study in 20 countries reported that more than half were unable to access ART refills remotely, with the least access in Belarus, Brazil, Kazakhstan, Mexico, and Russia [27]. In Ethiopia, 27.4...
The prevalence of HIV, HBV, HCV, and syphilis infections among blood donors at Blood Bank Mekelle, Tigray, EthiopiaGirmay, Y B
In Ethiopia, the annual number of HIV infected people showed declining trends since 2002. Over the past two decades HIV prevalence rate decreased from 3.3% in 2000 to 0.9% in 2017, and AIDS-related deaths from 83 000 deaths in 2000 to 15 600 in 2017 [3]. The number of HIV infect...
Objective: To estimate the age and sex-specific prevalence of HIV infection in the population of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Design: Two-stage cluster sampling of the population aged 0-49 years of Addis Ababa, using kebeles (urban dwelling associations) as clusters. Methods: The sera used for this...
Trends and prevalence ofHIV infection among tuberculosis patients in two public hospitals in Bale Zone, Southeast Ethiopia: five-year retrospective study Co-infection with Human Immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and Mycobacterium tuberculosis the causative agent of Tuberculosis (TB), has been referred to as...
Prevalence of parasitic infections in HIV-positive patients in southern Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study Introduction: Intestinal parasitic infectionsare a major public health burden in tropical countries. Although all HIV/AIDS patients are susceptible to para... S Fekadu,K Taye,W Teshome,... - ...
However, the annual incidence rate has risen by 10% since 2008.2 The disparity in the incidence of new HIV infection also existed in Ethiopia, the highest prevalence in 2016 found Gambella region was 5%.13 Studies conducted in different countries on HIV testing uptake indicate that men's age,...
Adherence to option B + PMTCT program and its predictors among HIV-positive women in Ethiopia. A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Health Sci Rep. 2023;6(7):e1404. Article PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar Belachew A, Tewabe T, Malede GA. Prevalence of vertical HIV infection...