Browsing School of Medicine (Sch. of Med.) Collections by Author "Ochola, Emmanuel"
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High burden of hepatitis B infection in Northern Uganda: results of a population-based survey.
Ochola, Emmanuel; Ocama, Ponsiano; Orach, Christopher G; Nankinga, Ziadah K; Kalyango, Joan N; McFarland, Wlli; Karamagi, Charles (BMC Public Health, 2013-08)Background: Worldwide 2 billion people are exposed to hepatitis B infection, 350 million have chronic infection, 65 million in sub-Saharan Africa. Uganda is highly endemic with 10% national prevalence of hepatitis B ... -
High prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection among pregnant women attending antenatal care: a cross-sectional study in two hospitals in northern Uganda
Bayo, Pontius; Ochola, Emmanuel; Oleo, Caroline; Mwaka, Amos Deogratius (BMJ, 2014)Objective: To determine the prevalence of the hepatitis B viral (HBV) infection and hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) positivity among pregnant women attending antenatal clinics in two referral hospitals in northern ...