The critical role of injecting drug users on the spatial distribution of hepatitis C virus; a study in the West of Iran

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AZIZI JALILIAN FARID; PARVIN MASOUD; OLFATIFAR MEYSAM; ERFANI HOSSEIN; Bathaei Jalal

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Journal: Gastroenterology and Hepatology From Bed to Bench Year:2018 | Volume:11 | Issue:suppl 1 Page(s): 129-133

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The critical role of injecting drug users on the spatial distribution of hepatitis C virus; a study in the West of Iran

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Hepatitis C virus

Spatial analysis

Injecting drug users

Hamadan province

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Aim: This study was conducted to provide a clear epidemiological picture of HCV spatial pattern. Background: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is one of the major problems of public health, that its spatial and spatiotemporal pattern remain unclear in Hamadan province. Methods: We used the scan statistic to identify the spatial and spatiotemporal clusters of HCV in Hamadan province with an emphasis on considering the role of carrier's and Injecting drug users (IDUs) cases. We repeated the same analysis to estimate the effect of some influencing factors on the formation of clusters. All HCV cases that had been recorded by deputy health of Hamadan University of Medical Sciences during 2008-2016 were included in this study. Results: The location of the purely spatial cluster for carriers, IDUs and total of cases were similar to each other, a cluster consisting of Toyserkan, Nahavand, Asadabad, Malayer and Bahar cities. However, after adjustment, the location of the identified cluster for both carries and IDUs cases changed to a cluster consisting of Asadabad, Bahar, Toyserkan and Nahavand cities. This cluster also observed for spatiotemporal clusters carriers, IDUs and total of cases even after adjustment. Conclusion: Although further studies in individual level are needed, our results revealed that spatial distribution of HCV in Hamadan province (especially in clusters areas) can strongly dependent on the distribution of IDUs cases. Consequently, the effectiveness of HCV combating programs is subjected to properly controlling these case through various counseling, behavioral and therapeutic programs.

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AZIZI JALILIAN, FARID, PARVIN, MASOUD, OLFATIFAR, MEYSAM, ERFANI, HOSSEIN, & Bathaei, Jalal. (2018). The critical role of injecting drug users on the spatial distribution of hepatitis C virus; a study in the West of Iran. GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY FROM BED TO BENCH, 11(suppl 1), 129-133. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/324823/en

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AZIZI JALILIAN FARID, PARVIN MASOUD, OLFATIFAR MEYSAM, ERFANI HOSSEIN, Bathaei Jalal. The critical role of injecting drug users on the spatial distribution of hepatitis C virus; a study in the West of Iran. GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY FROM BED TO BENCH[Internet]. 2018;11(suppl 1):129-133. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/324823/en

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FARID AZIZI JALILIAN, MASOUD PARVIN, MEYSAM OLFATIFAR, HOSSEIN ERFANI, and Jalal Bathaei, “The critical role of injecting drug users on the spatial distribution of hepatitis C virus; a study in the West of Iran,” GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY FROM BED TO BENCH, vol. 11, no. suppl 1, pp. 129–133, 2018, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/324823/en

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