Desta Kassa
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 7789182 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Desta Kassa |
| NOMBRES | Desta |
| APELLIDO | Kassa |
| FIRMA | KASSA D |
| AFILIACIONES | Ethiopian Public Health Institute |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0624-8122 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 3 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 0 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 3 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2015 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2018 |
| ÍNDICE H | 0 |
Prevalence of HIV and other infections and injection behaviours among people who inject drugs in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Even though the prevalence of HIV among drug users is not much higher than in the general population in Addis Ababa, the needle sharing prevalence was high. Thus, this baseline study shows the need to establish harm reduction programmes and prevention strategies for the PWID in Addis Ababa
Associations of gender and serum total cholesterol with CD4+ T cell count and HIV RNA load in antiretroviral-naïve individuals in Addis Ababa
Gender and serum total cholesterol were found to be associated and independent predictors of HIV RNA load, and CD4+ cell count and/or WHO clinical stages. There is a significant lower HIV RNA load and better CD4+ T cell count in women and those study participants with higher serum total cholesterol
Psychological distress and its effect on tuberculosis treatment outcomes in Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Psychological distress is the major comorbidity among tuberculosis (TB) patients. However, its magnitude, associated factors, and effect on treatment outcome have not been adequately studied in low-income countries. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to determine the magnitude of psychological distress and its effect on treatment outcome among TB patients on treatment. DESIGN: A follow-up study was conducted in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from Ma…
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Psychological distress and its effect on tuberculosis treatment outcomes in Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Psychological distress is the major comorbidity among tuberculosis (TB) patients. However, its magnitude, associated factors, and effect on treatment outcome have not been adequately studied in low-income countries. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to determine the magnitude of psychological distress and its effect on treatment outcome among TB patients on treatment. DESIGN: A follow-up study was conducted in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from Ma…
Prevalence of HIV and other infections and injection behaviours among people who inject drugs in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Even though the prevalence of HIV among drug users is not much higher than in the general population in Addis Ababa, the needle sharing prevalence was high. Thus, this baseline study shows the need to establish harm reduction programmes and prevention strategies for the PWID in Addis Ababa
Associations of gender and serum total cholesterol with CD4+ T cell count and HIV RNA load in antiretroviral-naïve individuals in Addis Ababa
Gender and serum total cholesterol were found to be associated and independent predictors of HIV RNA load, and CD4+ cell count and/or WHO clinical stages. There is a significant lower HIV RNA load and better CD4+ T cell count in women and those study participants with higher serum total cholesterol
Environmental health (3 obras) · Medicine (3 obras) · Demography (2 obras) · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV (2 obras) · Internal Medicine (2 obras) · Psychiatry (2 obras) · Virology (2 obras) · Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (1 obras) · Biostatistics (1 obras) · Checklist (1 obras)