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Background  Treatment for chronic hepatitis B (CHB) is virtually absent in sub-Saharan Africa. Here we present early experiences from a pilot program for treatment of CHB in Ethiopia.    Methods  Adults (≥18 years) with CHB were included in a cohort study at St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, from February 2015. The baseline assessment included liver function tests, viral markers and transient elastography (Fibroscan 402, Echosense, France). Logistic regression models were used to identify predictors of fibrosis. Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) was initiated based on the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) criteria, with some modifications. The initial 300 patients underwent a more comprehensive evaluation and are presented here.    Results  One-hundred-and-thirty-eight patients (46.0%) were women and median age was 30 years (interquartile range 26–40). Co-infections were rare: four patients (1.3%) were anti-HCV positive, 11 (3.7%) were anti-HDV positive, whereas 5 (1.7%) had HIV-infection. The majority were hepatitis B e-antigen (HBeAg) negative ( n  = 262; 90.7%) and had a normal (≤40 U/L) alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ( n  = 245; 83.1%). Of 268 patients with a valid Fibroscan result, 79 (29.5%) had significant fibrosis (>7.9 kPa). Independent predictors of fibrosis were male sex, age > 35 years and viral load >20,000 IU/ml. In total, 74 patients (24.7%) started TDF therapy, of whom 46 (62.2%) had cirrhosis.    Conclusions  The majority were HBeAg negative and had normal ALT. However, one quarter of the patients were in need of antiviral treatment, underscoring the need to scale up CHB treatment on the African continent.    Trial registration    NCT02344498  ( ClinicalTrials.gov  identifier). Registered 16 January 2015.

Early experiences from one of the first treatment programs for chronic hepatitis B in sub-Saharan Africa