| Autor: |
Laura Camoni, Vincenza Regine, Maria Cristina Salfa, Giovanni Nicoletti, Pietro Canuzzi, Natalia Magliocchetti, Giovanni Rezza, Barbara Suligoi |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2010 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Vol 46, Iss 1, Pp 59-65 (2010) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
0021-2571 |
| DOI: |
10.4415/ANN_10_01_08 |
| Popis: |
We estimated the prevalence of HIV, HBV and HCV infections among injecting and non-injecting drug users treated within public drug-treatment centres in Italy to determine the correlates of infection. In the sample of 1330 drug users, the prevalence of HIV was 14.4% among drug injectors and 1.6% among non-injectors; the prevalence of HBV was 70.4% among injecting drug users and 22.8% among non-injectors and of HCV was 83.2% among injecting drug users and 22.0% among non-injectors. Old age, unemployment, and intravenous drug use were significantly correlated with each of the infections, as well as a longer history of injecting drug use. The results indicate that these infections continue to circulate among drug users, highlighting the need for monitoring of this group in Italy. |
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