Hepatitis C Transmission, Prevention, and Treatment Knowledge Among Patients with HIV
| Autor: | Rae Jean Proeschold-Bell, Arit Amana, Susan Reif, Benjamin J. Rowland, Andrew J. Muir, Frank Lombard, Beth Stringfield, Rachel Blouin |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice medicine.medical_specialty Alcohol Drinking Hepatitis C virus Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) HIV Infections medicine.disease_cause Liver disease Pharmacotherapy Patient Education as Topic Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) Internal medicine medicine Humans Chi-Square Distribution Transmission (medicine) business.industry virus diseases General Medicine Hepatitis C Middle Aged medicine.disease Virology Female Disease prevention business |
| Zdroj: | Southern Medical Journal. 103:635-641 |
| ISSN: | 0038-4348 |
| DOI: | 10.1097/smj.0b013e3181e1dde1 |
| Popis: | Liver disease associated with hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a serious cause of mortality among people living with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) (PLWHA). Little is known about the HCV knowledge of PLWHA.One hundred seventy-nine patients at an infectious disease clinic were interviewed on HCV knowledge and alcohol use.Sixty-six percent of participants indicated that HCV is transmitted through blood; 53% indicated that persons with HIV-HCV co-infection can benefit from HCV treatment; and 79% and 74%, respectively, indicated that safer sex and safer injection techniques can prevent HCV transmission. Among PLWHA with self-reported HCV, 97% indicated that persons with HCV should not drink alcohol, but 32% reported using alcohol in the past 30 days.Health education is needed to prevent HCV infections and increase HCV treatment-seeking. Higher education levels were related to more accurate HCV knowledge, indicating the need for health promotion for PLWHA of lower education levels. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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