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Hepatitis and human immunodeficiency virus co-infection among injection drug users in Los Angeles County, California.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Fisher, Dennis G. Reynolds, Grace L. Jaffe, Adi Pérez, Mario J. |
| Copyright Year | 2006 |
| Abstract | This study examined the prevalence of hepatitis A (HAV), B (HBV), C (HCV), and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) co-infection among Injection Drug Users (IDUs) in Los Angeles County, California, and predictors of multiple infections in this population. Six hundred seventy-nine IDUs were recruited from October 2002 through June 2004. Participants completed questionnaires to elicit demographic, drug and sex risk information, and were tested for hepatitis A, B, C and HIV.A linear regression model predicting the total number of infections (0 to 4 possible) was constructed. Significant associations were found between HAV and HBV infection, HAV and HCV infection, and HBV and HCV infection. Predictors of total co-infections included age of first injection, lifetime years in jail, and Hispanic ethnicity. Latinos had the highest proportion of HAV and HBV co-infection with HCV. The total number of co-infections, especially those co-infected with all three of the hepatitis infections, was unexpectedly high. |
| Starting Page | 25 |
| Ending Page | 32 |
| Page Count | 8 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1300/J069v25n02_04 |
| PubMed reference number | 16785216 |
| Journal | Medline |
| Volume Number | 25 |
| Issue Number | 2 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download;jsessionid=89CB2E6AF99234ED32D8D6EE804840D6?doi=10.1.1.528.7413&rep=rep1&type=pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1300/J069v25n02_04 |
| Journal | Journal of addictive diseases |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
