Seroprevalence and risk factors associated with hepatitis C

A cross-sectional study of persons who inject drugs in Puerto Rico, 2018

Bibliographic Data

ID15360654
AuthorsVivian Colón‐López (0000-0002-0008-1539, University of Puerto Rico System, corresponding author), Paola M Alvelo-Fernández (University of Puerto Rico System), Nadia Centeno-Alvarado (0000-0001-8812-2747, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus), Ivony Y Agudelo Salas (University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus), Yadira Rolón Colón (Puerto Rico Department of Health), María Pabón Martínez (0009-0004-7028-0180, Puerto Rico Department of Health), Jorge L Rodríguez-Lebrón (0000-0002-9949-3356, Puerto Rico Department of Health), Juan C Reyes-Pulliza (University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus)
Year2023
Volume23
Issue1
Pages704-704
Publication date2023-04-18
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBMC Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458
PublisherBioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1186/s12889-023-15341-3
PMID37072733
OpenAlexW4366347624
LanguageEN
References cited34

We report a high seroprevalence of HCV infection in PWID. Social health disparities and potential missed opportunities validate the continuing call for local action for public health and prevention strategies

Antibody · Biostatistics · Cross-sectional study · Environmental health · Family medicine · Hepatitis C · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV · Logistic regression · Public health · Serology · Seroprevalence · Serostatus · Viral load · Demography · Hepatitis C virus research · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Epidemiology · Immunology · Internal Medicine

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