2014
DOI: 10.1590/0037-8682-0153-2013
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Abstract: Introduction: Illicit drug users (DUs) are vulnerable to hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. The shared use of illicit drugs is the main method of HCV transmission. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in Breves, in northern Brazil. We surveyed 187 DUs to determine the prevalence of and factors associated with HCV infection. Results: The prevalence of anti-HCV antibodies was 36.9%, and the prevalence of hepatitis C virus-ribonucleic acid (HCV-RNA) was 31%. Hepatitis C virus infection was associated wi… Show more

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“…In the Amazon region, the estimated prevalence of HCV infection ranges from 1% to 3%, with higher rates being recorded in vulnerable groups, such as PWUDs (23.1%), patients undergoing hemodialysis (8.4%), and patients with hemophilia (48.4%) [5,[20][21][22][23][24]29,36,46]. The prevalence of HCV infection detected in this study was 10.7%, and most of these infections were classified as active (7.8%).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 68%
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“…In the Amazon region, the estimated prevalence of HCV infection ranges from 1% to 3%, with higher rates being recorded in vulnerable groups, such as PWUDs (23.1%), patients undergoing hemodialysis (8.4%), and patients with hemophilia (48.4%) [5,[20][21][22][23][24]29,36,46]. The prevalence of HCV infection detected in this study was 10.7%, and most of these infections were classified as active (7.8%).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 68%
“…In the Amazon region (northern Brazil), several epidemiological studies indicate a high prevalence of HCV infections and the predominance of genotype 1 in different population groups, such as indigenous people, people living in riverside communities, blood donors, patients undergoing hemodialysis, patients with multiple blood transfusions, and PWUDs [5,18,[20][21][22][23][24][25]. Factors associated with parenteral and sexual exposure to HCV have been detected, including: Shared use of manicure and pedicure instruments, use of home-sterilized needles and syringes, unprotected sexual intercourse, more than 12 sexual partners, daily drug use, drug use for more than three years, and shared use of drug paraphernalia [5,[26][27][28][29]. However, much of the epidemiological information on HCV infection among other vulnerable groups in the Amazon region, such as FSWs, is still unknown.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Table 1 reports the study characteristics of the 33 publications we selected for this meta-analysis, including the prevalence of HCV infection among IDUs in seven upper middle income countries, from 1995 to 2015. Most studies were conducted in China (n = 16) [3045], followed by Brazil (n = 9) [4654], Malaysia (n = 2) [55, 56], and Montenegro (n = 3) [5759], while only one study was identified for each of the following countries: Mexico, Mauritania, and Bulgaria (n = 3) [6062]. The part of information corresponding to non-injection drug users (NIDUs) that was reported in two studies [48, 49], was excluded from the meta-analysis.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…A confecção de tatuagem e a associação uso compartilhado de equipamentos para consumo de drogas e longo tempo de uso de drogas podem estar envolvidas nessas transmissões virais. No Pará, a tatuagem e o compartilhamento de equipamentos para uso de drogas ilícitas é comum, inclusive são variáveis que já foram identificadas como fatores de risco à infecção pelo HCV em Breves (OLIVEIRA-FILHO et al, 2013;OLIVEIRA-FILHO et al, 2014;PACHECO et al, 2014). Por outro lado, as infecções pelo HBV e HIV estão intimamente ligadas à transmissão sexual, como sexo desprotegido e múltiplos parceiros sexuais (FERREIRA et al, 2009;LUM et al, 2008;NEAIGUS et al, 2007).…”
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