Alex Karabarinde
University of London
11 Papers
5 Citations
Alex Karabarinde is an academic researcher from University of London. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Cross-sectional study. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 11 publications.
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Papers
Prevalence and Factors Associated With Liver Fibrosis Among Adult HIV-Infected Patients Attending Urban and Rural Care Clinics in Uganda.
Clara Wekesa,Gregory D. Kirk,Jim Aizire,Eve Marie Benson,Alex Karabarinde,Rosalind Parkes-Ratanshi,Ponsiano Ocama +6 more
TL;DR: Liver fibrosis is prevalent among HIV-infected persons in Uganda and HIV viral suppression and avoiding tobacco may be strategies to prevent liver fibrosis and cancer risk.
Liver function tests and fibrosis scores in a rural population in Africa: estimation of the burden of disease and associated risk factors
Geraldine O'Hara,Jolynne Mokaya,Jeffrey P Hau,Louise O Downs,Louise O Downs,Anna L McNaughton,Alex Karabarinde,Gershim Asiki,Janet Seeley,Philippa C Matthews,Philippa C Matthews,Robert U. Newton,Robert U. Newton +12 more
TL;DR: Elevated LFTs and fibrosis scores were most consistently associated with older age, male sex, being under-weight, infection with HIV or HBV, and alcohol consumption, which is suggestive of alcoholic hepatitis.
Blood pressure levels among children in rural Uganda: results from 1913 children in a general population survey.
Sheila Kansiime,Emily L. Webb,Sylvia Kusemererwa,Swaib A. Lule,Swaib A. Lule,Anxious J. Niwaha,Janet Seeley,Alex Karabarinde,Christian Holm Hansen,Robert U. Newton,Robert U. Newton +10 more
TL;DR: A tabular dataset collected as part of a cross-sectional study in south-western Uganda contains information on demographic, anthropometric and blood pressure measurements from children aged 6-12 years.
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Liver function tests and fibrosis scores in a rural population in Africa
Geraldine O'Hara,Jolynne Mokaya,Jeffrey P Hau,Louise O Downs,Anna L McNaughton,Alex Karabarinde,Gershim Asiki,Janet Seeley,Philippa C Matthews,Robert U. Newton +9 more
- 20 Jan 2020
TL;DR: This dataset is a dataset to support an analysis to estimate the prevalence and aetiology of liver disease in a rural population in Uganda and the burden of Liver disease associated with alcohol, hepatitis b virus, HIV, and high or low body mass index.
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Liver function tests and fibrosis scores in a rural population in Africa: estimation of the burden of disease and associated risk factors
Geraldine O'Hara,Jolynne Mokaya,Jeffrey P Hau,Louise O Downs,Anna L McNaughton,Alex Karabarinde,Gershim Asiki,Janet Seeley,Philippa C Matthews,Robert U. Newton +9 more
TL;DR: In this article, a cross-sectional survey of liver function tests (LFTs) and calculated liver fibrosis scores in a rural population in Uganda was conducted to evaluate the potential prevalence of liver disease.
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