Prevalence of HIV and HIV–Hepatitis B Co‐Infection in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients in the Gambia, 2012–2019: A Prospective Cohort Study
The prevalence of HIV in HCC patients is higher than in the general population. HIV-hepatitis B disproportionately affects young men, but there was no difference in survival. This study therefore confirms the need to have an integrated HIV-hepatitis B services in Hepatology clinics or screening programs in the Gambia to early detect co-infections, especially in young men and start them on treatment to prevent chronic liver disease complications and improve prognosis.
Authors
- Abdoulie Jatta
- Abubacarr Kambi
- Ramou Njie
- Gibril Fatty
- Adam Jeng
- Sheikh Omar Bittaye (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8162-7363)
- Momodou Musa Sisawo
- Lamin Sanneh
- Lamin Bojang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-4665-5221)
- Momodou A. I. Tekanyi
- Saydiba Tamba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3889-5845)
- Ousman Leigh
- Momodou Salieu Jallow (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-4592-042X)
Institutions
- University of the Gambia (GM)
- Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital (GM)
- MRC Unit the Gambia (GM)
- American International University West Africa (GM)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Health Science Reports
- Published
- 2025-07-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.71006
- Primary Topic
- Hepatitis B Virus Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00