THE PREVALENCE OF HEPATITIS C VIRUS INFECTION AND ITS RELATED RISK FACTORS AMONG THE RURAL POPULATION OF FARS PROVINCE, SOUTHERN IRAN

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FATTAHI MOHAMMAD REZA; SAFARPOUR ALIREZA; SEPEHRIMANESH MASOOD; HOSSEINI ASL SEYED MOHAMMAD KAZEM; MOHAMADDOUST FAEZEH

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Journal: Hepatitis Monthly Year:2015 | Volume:15 | Issue:2 Page(s): 0-0

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THE PREVALENCE OF HEPATITIS C VIRUS INFECTION AND ITS RELATED RISK FACTORS AMONG THE RURAL POPULATION OF FARS PROVINCE, SOUTHERN IRAN

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HCV

ELISA

BLOOD TRANSFUSION

RURAL POPULATION

IRAN

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Background: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a major blood-borne infection with silent epidemic, major global public health problem and diverse prevalence worldwide.Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of HCV infection and related risk factors in the general population of two villages, Farmashkan and Akbarabad, of the Kavar City in Fars Province, IRAN.Patients and Methods: A 34-month cross-sectional study was performed on all people of the villages aged ≥7 years from July 2007 to April 2010. Demographic information and history of HCV-related risk factors were extracted from their medical records. For each participant, the serum anti-HCV IgG was assessed by the commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) kits.Results: A total of 6095 participants (36.4% male and 65.6% female) with the mean age of 92 (7-95) and mean±SD of 34.6±17.3 years were included in this study. Fifteen persons (0.24%) were detected as HCV-positive and the highest prevalence was seen in age ≤ 12 years old (1%). A significant association was only detected between BLOOD TRANSFUSION and HCV infection; therefore, those persons with history of BLOOD TRANSFUSION had 15-fold higher risk for HCV seropositivity (odds ratio 15.54, 95% CI=4.89-49.41).Conclusions: Our reported rate of HCV seropositivity is similar to the previous IRANian reports. However, future evaluations should be focused on the Polymerase Chain Reaction method for the detection of HCV and determining and evaluating of other related risk factors. Moreover, more attention should be paid to blood donors as a reservoir population of HCV.

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ECONOMIC BURDEN OF HEPATITIS C VIRUS INFECTION IN DIFFERENT STAGES OF DISEASE: A REPORT FROM SOUTHERN IRAN

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FATTAHI, MOHAMMAD REZA, SAFARPOUR, ALIREZA, SEPEHRIMANESH, MASOOD, HOSSEINI ASL, SEYED MOHAMMAD KAZEM, & MOHAMADDOUST, FAEZEH. (2015). THE PREVALENCE OF HEPATITIS C VIRUS INFECTION AND ITS RELATED RISK FACTORS AMONG THE RURAL POPULATION OF FARS PROVINCE, SOUTHERN IRAN. HEPATITIS MONTHLY, 15(2), 0-0. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/306896/en

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FATTAHI MOHAMMAD REZA, SAFARPOUR ALIREZA, SEPEHRIMANESH MASOOD, HOSSEINI ASL SEYED MOHAMMAD KAZEM, MOHAMADDOUST FAEZEH. THE PREVALENCE OF HEPATITIS C VIRUS INFECTION AND ITS RELATED RISK FACTORS AMONG THE RURAL POPULATION OF FARS PROVINCE, SOUTHERN IRAN. HEPATITIS MONTHLY[Internet]. 2015;15(2):0-0. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/306896/en

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MOHAMMAD REZA FATTAHI, ALIREZA SAFARPOUR, MASOOD SEPEHRIMANESH, SEYED MOHAMMAD KAZEM HOSSEINI ASL, and FAEZEH MOHAMADDOUST, “THE PREVALENCE OF HEPATITIS C VIRUS INFECTION AND ITS RELATED RISK FACTORS AMONG THE RURAL POPULATION OF FARS PROVINCE, SOUTHERN IRAN,” HEPATITIS MONTHLY, vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 0–0, 2015, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/306896/en

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