Prevalence and Spectrum of Chronic Liver Disease Among Patients Seeking Health Care in Ghana
We found a high prevalence of CLD, predominantly caused by HBV, MASLD and alcohol. We confirmed the use of transient elastography as a non-invasive and easily applicable tool in resource-limited settings. Our findings underscore the need for systematic screening of hospitalised patients, especially men, in sub-Saharan Africa. Comprehensive screening, treatment, vaccination and prevention programs for HBV, as the leading cause of chronic liver disease, are warranted.
Authors
- Martha Holtfreter
- Dieter Glebe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5039-0252)
- Anna Maria Eis‐Hübinger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9010-8805)
- Sabine Stauga
- Felix Lehmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0259-0062)
- Pia L. Roppert
- Richard Odame Phillips (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8992-0222)
- S. Schmiedel
- Ohene Opare‐Sem
- Kirsten Alexandra Eberhardt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1002-0326)
- Hans Martin Orth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3053-6730)
- S. Ehrhardt
- Alexander Killer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-8427-0266)
- Tom Luedde
- Jan Felix Drexler
- Ansgar Wilhelm Lohse
- Sarah Wels
- Torsten Feldt
- Fred Stephen Sarfo
- Christian Drosten
Institutions
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Universität Hamburg (DE)
- University Hospital Bonn (DE)
- Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (GH)
- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (DE)
- Düsseldorf University Hospital (DE)
- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (DE)
- Institute of Virology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SK)
- Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (DE)
- Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine (DE)
- FH Aachen (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Liver International
- Published
- 2026-02-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/liv.70538
- Primary Topic
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Justus Liebig Universität Gießen
- Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
- Robert Koch Institut