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ArticleBMC infectious diseases2022

Long-term effect of chronic hepatitis B on mortality in HIV-infected persons in a differential HBV transmission setting.

Justine Umutesi, Sabin Nsanzimana, Carol Yingkai Liu, Patrizio Vanella, Jördis J Ott, Gérard Krause

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Article in BMC infectious diseases, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Justine UmutesiHelmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI)-PhD Program "Epidemiology", Brunswick, Germany. Justine.umutesi@helmholtz-hzi.de.
Sabin NsanzimanaRwanda Biomedical Center, Kigali, Rwanda.
Carol Yingkai LiuDepartment of Epidemiology, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, USA.
Patrizio VanellaDepartment of Epidemiology, Helmholtz-Zentrum Für Infektionsforschung GmbH (4214), Inhoffenstr. 7, 38124, Brunswick, Germany.
Jördis J OttDepartment of Epidemiology, Helmholtz-Zentrum Für Infektionsforschung GmbH (4214), Inhoffenstr. 7, 38124, Brunswick, Germany.
Gérard KrauseDepartment of Epidemiology, Helmholtz-Zentrum Für Infektionsforschung GmbH (4214), Inhoffenstr. 7, 38124, Brunswick, Germany.
Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research · DEEmory University · USMedizinische Hochschule Hannover · DERwanda Biomedical Center · RW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThere remain gaps in quantifying mortality risk among individuals co-infected with chronic hepatitis B (HBV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in sub-Saharan African contexts. Among a cohort of HIV-positive individuals in Rwanda, we estimate the difference in time-to mortality between HBV-positive (HIV/HBV co-infected) and HBV-negative (HIV mono-infected) individuals.

methodsUsing a dataset of HIV-infected adults screened for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) from January to June 2016 in Rwanda, we performed time-to-event analysis from the date of HBsAg results until death or end of study (31 December 2019). We used the Kaplan-Meier method to estimate probability of survival over time and Cox proportional hazard models to adjust for other factors associated with mortality.

resultsOf 21,105 available entries, 18,459 (87.5%) met the inclusion criteria. Mean age was 42.3 years (SD = 11.4) and 394 (2.1%) died during follow-up (mortality rate = 45.7 per 100,000 person-months, 95% confidence interval (CI) 41.4-50.4) Mortality rate ratio for co-infection was 1.7, 95% CI 1.1-2.6, however, Cox regression analysis did not show any association with mortality between compared groups. The adjusted analysis of covariates stratified by co-infection status showed that males, residing outside of the capital Kigali, drinking alcohol, WHO-HIV-clinical stage 3 and 4 were associated with increased mortality in this HIV cohort.

conclusionsHBV infection does not significantly influence mortality among HIV-infected individuals in Rwanda. The current cohort is likely to have survived a period of high-risk exposure to HBV and HIV mortality and limited health care until their diagnosis.

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CoinfectionHepatitis B, ChronicHIV InfectionsAdultHepatitis B Surface AntigensHepatitis B virusHumansMaleRwandaHepatitis B Surface AntigensChronic hepatitis BCohort studyHIVMortalityRwandaSub-Saharan Africa

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