[Study on the relationship between hepatitis C virus infection and sharing injection equipment, sexual behavior among injecting drug users].
Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi
; 25(4): 329-32, 2004 Apr.
Article
en Zh
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-15231203
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To study hepatitis C virus (HCV) transmission through different modes of sharing injection equipment and sexual behavior among injecting drug users (IDUs) in Liangshan of Sichuan province.METHODS:
A community-based survey was conducted to investigate past and current demographic data, injection equipment sharing patterns and sexual behavior of IDUs. Blood samples were also taken to test for HCV. The survey was conducted between Nov 8 and Nov 29, 2002. 379 subjects were screened through outreach recruitment and peer informing. SPSS (11.5) was used for data analysis.RESULTS:
HCV prevalence was 71.0% (269/379). Needles or syringes sharing in the past three months and past syphilis infection were strongly associated with HCV transmission after univariate analysis using chi-square test. Trend analysis indicated that HCV infection rate increased along with the increase of needles or syringes sharing, sharing of rinse water and the number of peers sharing the equipments. Data from multivariate logistic regression showed that sharing of needles or syringes and history of syphilis infection were significantly associated with HCV transmission. No significant difference was found between HCV infection and sexual behavior after univariate analysis using chi-square test.CONCLUSION:
Further sero-epidemiological prospective cohort studies should be conducted to clarify the relationship between different modes of sharing injection equipment, sexual behavior and HCV infection.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Compartición de Agujas
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Hepatitis C
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Hepacivirus
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
Zh
Revista:
Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi
Año:
2004
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
China