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Frequency of HBV, HCV and HIV infections among hospitalized injecting drug users in Kashan

CONTEXT: Infectious diseases including HIV and viral hepatitis constitute a major health issue, with high prevalence among injecting drug users (IDUs). AIMS: The present study assessed the frequency of HIV, and hepatitis B and C viruses (HBV and HCV) among 200 IDUs, hospitalized between 2001 and 200...

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Autores principales: Sharif, M., Sherif, Alireza, Sayyah, Mansour
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3168036/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21938111
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2589-0557.55477
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description CONTEXT: Infectious diseases including HIV and viral hepatitis constitute a major health issue, with high prevalence among injecting drug users (IDUs). AIMS: The present study assessed the frequency of HIV, and hepatitis B and C viruses (HBV and HCV) among 200 IDUs, hospitalized between 2001 and 2006, in Shahid Beheshti Hospital of Kashan, Iran. SETTING AND DESIGN: A population-based cross-sectional study in Iran. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 200 subjects participated in this study. Serological markers including HBsAg, anti-HCV antibodies and HIV were assessed by ELISA method using Monobid kits made in US. Demographic data was collected by using a questionnaire, which was designed by a researcher. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS USED: Frequencies were determined by employing SPSS:PC version 15.0, and Chi-square and Fisher's exact tests were used to compare proportions. RESULTS: The mean age of subjects was 36.5 ± 10.2 years. Approximately 88.5% (177 cases) were male and 11.5%. (23 cases) were female. The frequency of positive infection test results for males with respect to HBV, HCV, and HIV was 4% (8 cases), 10.5% (21 cases), and 1.5% (3 cases); and for females it was 0.5% (1 case), 1.5% (3 cases), and 0% (0 case), respectively. CONCLUSION: This study demonstrates that the frequency of HBV, HCV, and HIV infection in the IVD user in Kashan, Iran, is relatively high and this condition is more serious in male than female drug addicts. It is very important, especially for health providers and policy makers, to recognize the risk factors of HBV, HCV and particularly HIV infection in this area and design effective preventive programs.
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spelling pubmed-31680362011-09-21 Frequency of HBV, HCV and HIV infections among hospitalized injecting drug users in Kashan Sharif, M. Sherif, Alireza Sayyah, Mansour Indian J Sex Transm Dis AIDS Original Article CONTEXT: Infectious diseases including HIV and viral hepatitis constitute a major health issue, with high prevalence among injecting drug users (IDUs). AIMS: The present study assessed the frequency of HIV, and hepatitis B and C viruses (HBV and HCV) among 200 IDUs, hospitalized between 2001 and 2006, in Shahid Beheshti Hospital of Kashan, Iran. SETTING AND DESIGN: A population-based cross-sectional study in Iran. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 200 subjects participated in this study. Serological markers including HBsAg, anti-HCV antibodies and HIV were assessed by ELISA method using Monobid kits made in US. Demographic data was collected by using a questionnaire, which was designed by a researcher. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS USED: Frequencies were determined by employing SPSS:PC version 15.0, and Chi-square and Fisher's exact tests were used to compare proportions. RESULTS: The mean age of subjects was 36.5 ± 10.2 years. Approximately 88.5% (177 cases) were male and 11.5%. (23 cases) were female. The frequency of positive infection test results for males with respect to HBV, HCV, and HIV was 4% (8 cases), 10.5% (21 cases), and 1.5% (3 cases); and for females it was 0.5% (1 case), 1.5% (3 cases), and 0% (0 case), respectively. CONCLUSION: This study demonstrates that the frequency of HBV, HCV, and HIV infection in the IVD user in Kashan, Iran, is relatively high and this condition is more serious in male than female drug addicts. It is very important, especially for health providers and policy makers, to recognize the risk factors of HBV, HCV and particularly HIV infection in this area and design effective preventive programs. Medknow Publications 2009 /pmc/articles/PMC3168036/ /pubmed/21938111 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2589-0557.55477 Text en Copyright: © Indian Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and AIDS http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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title_full_unstemmed Frequency of HBV, HCV and HIV infections among hospitalized injecting drug users in Kashan
title_short Frequency of HBV, HCV and HIV infections among hospitalized injecting drug users in Kashan
title_sort frequency of hbv, hcv and hiv infections among hospitalized injecting drug users in kashan
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3168036/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21938111
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