Prevalence and associated factors of hepatitis C virus infection among renal disease patients on maintenance hemodialysis in three health centers in Aden, Yemen: A cross sectional study

Autor: Khadija Aman, Sami AbdoRadman Al-Dubai, Reema Aman, Aamenah Hawash, Mustafa Alshagga, Saba Kassim
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation, Vol 26, Iss 2, Pp 380-385 (2015)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1319-2442
DOI: 10.4103/1319-2442.152555
Popis: We aimed to assess the prevalence and factors associated with positive anti-hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibodies among patients on maintenance hemodialysis (HD) in three centers in Aden, Yemen. The data from 219 patients and their records over the period between 2000-2013, was extracted and analyzed. The mean ± SD age of the patients was 47.08 ± 13.9 years; 74.4% of them were married and 14.6% were employed. The prevalence of validated anti-HCV-positive cases was 40.2% (95%CI 33.64%-46.73%). The mean ± SD duration on HD of all the patients was 35.09 ± 38 months. On bivariate analysis, the duration on HD and attending more than one center for HD associated significantly with anti-HCV positivity (P
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