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ArticleBMC research notes2018

Hepatitis C virus infections and associated risk factors in patients with diabetes mellitus; case control study in North West Tigray, Ethiopia.

Gebretsakan Gebrekristos, Mebrahtu Teweldemedhin, Letebrhan Hagos, Tuom Gebrewahid, Berihu Gidey, Hailay Gebreyesus

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Article in BMC research notes, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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4citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 39% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Gebretsakan GebrekristosDepartment of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Aksum University, P.O. Box 298, Aksum, Tigray, Ethiopia. gebre.gebrekirstos3@gmail.com.
Mebrahtu TeweldemedhinDepartment of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Aksum University, P.O. Box 298, Aksum, Tigray, Ethiopia.
Letebrhan HagosDepartment of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Aksum University, P.O. Box 298, Aksum, Tigray, Ethiopia.
Tuom GebrewahidDepartment of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Aksum University, P.O. Box 298, Aksum, Tigray, Ethiopia.
Berihu GideyDepartment of Public Health, College of Health Science, Aksum University, Aksum, Tigray, Ethiopia.
Hailay GebreyesusDepartment of Public Health, College of Health Science, Aksum University, Aksum, Tigray, Ethiopia.
Aksum University · ET

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe objective of this study was to determine the seroprevalence of Hepatitis C virus among patients with Diabetes mellitus and healthy control groups in North West Tigray. Blood samples from each study subject was tested for Hepatitis C virus by using anti Hepatitis C virus antibody rapid test kits and confirmed using enzyme linked immuno sorbent assy.

resultThe overall seroprevalence of Hepatitis C virus, Hepatitis C virus among diabetic and non diabetic study subjects were found (16.7, 28, and 6) % respectively. Multi varate logistic regression analysis result shows that study subject with uvulotomy, previous history of immunosuppressive disease, and study subjects with fast blood glucose (≥ 126 mg/dl) showed statistically significant association with anti Hepatitis C virus antibody sero status [AOR (12.4 (3.5-18.3); 0.1 (0.03-0.5); and 8.6 (1.7-13)] respectively.

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AdolescentAdultCase-Control StudiesDiabetes MellitusEthiopiaFemaleHepacivirusHepatitis CHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisRisk FactorsSeroepidemiologic StudiesYoung AdultAssociationControl groupDiabetes mellitusHepatitis C virusPrevalence

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PMID30526647
PMCPMC6288925
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