Chronic hepatitis B virus infection in Eastern Ethiopia: Clinical characteristics and determinants of cirrhosis

Table 1 Follow up schedule of enrolled chronic hepatitis B patients, Harar, Eastern Ethiopia

Laboratory test	On treatment	Not on treatment
After 4 weeks	CBC, ALT, AST, creatinine
Every 3 months	CBC, ALT, AST, creatinine HIV rapid test	CBC, ALT, AST, creatinine
Every 6 months	HBsAg, HBV DNA viral load, HBeAg/anti-HBe (only if HBeAg-positive previously)	HBsAg, HBV DNA viral load
Every 12 months	Abdominal ultrasound as screening for HCC

ALT: Alanine aminotransferase; anti-HBe: Hepatitis B envelope antigen antibody; AST: Aspartate aminotransferase; CBC: Complete blood count; HBeAg: Hepatitis B envelope antigen; HBsAg: Hepatitis B surface antigen; HBV: Hepatitis B virus; HCC: Hepatocellular carcinoma.