Autor: |
Vivian Colón-López, Paola M. Alvelo-Fernández, Nadia Centeno-Alvarado, Ivony Y. Agudelo Salas, Yadira Rolón Colón, María Pabón Martínez, Jorge L. Rodríguez-Lebrón, Juan C. Reyes-Pulliza |
Jazyk: |
angličtina |
Rok vydání: |
2023 |
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Zdroj: |
BMC Public Health, Vol 23, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2023) |
Druh dokumentu: |
article |
ISSN: |
1471-2458 |
DOI: |
10.1186/s12889-023-15341-3 |
Popis: |
Abstract Background People Who Inject Drugs (PWID) are at a higher risk of acquiring bloodborne infections. We aimed to estimate the seroprevalence of the Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) in PWID and identify correlates and risk factors using data from the Puerto Rico National HIV Behavioral Surveillance System, PWID cycle 5, conducted in 2018. Methods A total of 502 San Juan Metropolitan Statistical Area participants were recruited through the Respondent Driven Sampling method. Sociodemographic, health-related, and behavioral characteristics were assessed. Testing for HCV antibodies was completed after the face-to-face survey. Descriptive and logistic regression analyses were performed. Results Overall seroprevalence of HCV was 76.5% (95% CI: 70.8-81.4%). A significantly (p |
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