Prevalence and risk factors for hepatitis C virus infection among young Thai men.
Am J Trop Med Hyg
; 83(2): 433-9, 2010 Aug.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20682895
ABSTRACT
Epidemiologic studies of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection are unusual in developing countries, especially Thailand. We evaluated the prevalence and risk factors for HCV among military conscripts, including a sample of 5,246 men (130 sample), and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1 positive men (N = 500) between 2005 and 2008. The HCV prevalence was 2.2% in the sampled group and 8.4% in HIV-1 sero-positives. Among the sampled group, HIV-1 infection, injection drug use (IDU) history, and unsafe injections were associated with HCV infection; adjusted prevalence rate ratios [RRs; 95% confidence intervals (CIs)] were 3.7 (1.04-12.77), 1.9 (1.04-3.54), and 1.8 (1.02-3.11), respectively. Among HIV-1 sero-positives, an IDU history and residence in southern Thailand were associated with HCV prevalence; adjusted RRs (95% CIs) were 3.5 (1.71-7.24) and 2.6 (1.18-5.61), respectively. Public health measures to prevent HCV in Thailand should focus on reducing injection drug use and other exposures to unsafe injections among young Thai men.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Substance Abuse, Intravenous
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HIV-1
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HIV Seropositivity
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Hepatitis C
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
En
Journal:
Am J Trop Med Hyg
Year:
2010
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Thailand