PREVALENCE OF THE HEPATITIS C VIRUS AMONG UNIVERSITY EMPLOYEES IN SÃO PAULO, SOUTHEASTERN BRAZIL: predictive factors and geoprocessing spatial analysis
| Autor: | Cássio Vieira de OLIVEIRA, Walnei Fernandes BARBOSA, Liciana Vaz de Arruda SILVEIRA, Juliana MENEZES, Flávia Souza MACHADO, Giovanni Faria SILVA |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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| Zdroj: | Arquivos de Gastroenterologia, Vol 52, Iss 1, Pp 9-13 (2015) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1678-4219 0004-2803 |
| DOI: | 10.1590/S0004-28032015000100003 |
| Popis: | Background There are limited studies on the prevalence and risk factors associated with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Objective Identify the prevalence and risk factors for HCV infection in university employees of the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Methods Digital serological tests for anti-HCV have been performed in 3153 volunteers. For the application of digital testing was necessary to withdraw a drop of blood through a needlestick. The positive cases were performed for genotyping and RNA. Chi-square and Fisher’s exact test were used, with P-value 40 years, blood transfusion, injectable drugs, inhalable drugs (InDU), injectable Gluconergam®, glass syringes, tattoos, hemodialysis and sexual promiscuity. Age (P=0.01, OR 5.6, CI 1.4 to 22.8), InDU (P |
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