THE EXPERIENCE OF HEPATITIS C SCREENING AMONG PRISON INMATES WITH DRUG INJECTION HISTORY

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KAFFASHIAN ALIREZA; NOKHODIAN ZARI; KASSAIAN NAZILA; BABAK ANAHITA; YARAN MAJID; SHOAEI PARISA; ATAEI BEHROOZ; ADIBI PEYMAN

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Journal: JOURNAL OF ISFAHAN MEDICAL SCHOOL (I.U.M.S) Year:2011 | Volume:28 | Issue:SPECIAL ISSUE ON HEPATITIS C Page(s): 1565-1571

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THE EXPERIENCE OF HEPATITIS C SCREENING AMONG PRISON INMATES WITH DRUG INJECTION HISTORY

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HEPATITIS C SCREEINGQ3

INTRAVENUOS DRUG ABUSEQ3

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Background: Hepatitis C is a major worldwide problem with remarkable medical burden which is emerging mostly due to INTRAVENUOS DRUG ABUSE. The prevalence of hepatitis C infection is higher among PRISON inmates because of the high proportion of injecting drug users. So, the aim of this study was to determine the seroprevalnce of hepatitis C infection among PRISONers with history of intravenous drug abuse in Isfahan province-Iran.Methods: In this cross-sectional study, active and inactvie intravenous drug abusers were enrolled into study volluntarily with ethical considerations. Participants were interviwed using a structured questionnaire and a blood sample was collected for detection HCV antibody using ELISA method.Finding: From 6000 PRISON inmates in Isfahan central PRISON and Assadabad Camp, approximatly 20 percent (1200 ones) had history of intravenous drug abuse from which, 951 ones (80%) were intered in this study. The prevalenc of HCV infection was 42 percent and the main factores earned from this project experience were: problem in giving samples, problem in PRISON interance, separate interview and sample collecting, and desirable participants’ cooperation.Conclusion: According to success in obtaning nearly 80% of PRISON inmates with history of drug abuse, this is a good experience for other investigators and health directors to design simillar studies or executive protocols.

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EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY OF MORTALITY FROM DRUG ABUSE IN BODIES REFERRED TO IRANIAN LEGAL MEDICINE ORGANIZATION IN 2013-2014

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KAFFASHIAN, ALIREZA, NOKHODIAN, ZARI, KASSAIAN, NAZILA, BABAK, ANAHITA, YARAN, MAJID, SHOAEI, PARISA, ATAEI, BEHROOZ, & ADIBI, PEYMAN. (2011). THE EXPERIENCE OF HEPATITIS C SCREENING AMONG PRISON INMATES WITH DRUG INJECTION HISTORY. JOURNAL OF ISFAHAN MEDICAL SCHOOL (I.U.M.S), 28(SPECIAL ISSUE ON HEPATITIS C), 1565-1571. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/49619/en

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KAFFASHIAN ALIREZA, NOKHODIAN ZARI, KASSAIAN NAZILA, BABAK ANAHITA, YARAN MAJID, SHOAEI PARISA, ATAEI BEHROOZ, ADIBI PEYMAN. THE EXPERIENCE OF HEPATITIS C SCREENING AMONG PRISON INMATES WITH DRUG INJECTION HISTORY. JOURNAL OF ISFAHAN MEDICAL SCHOOL (I.U.M.S)[Internet]. 2011;28(SPECIAL ISSUE ON HEPATITIS C):1565-1571. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/49619/en

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ALIREZA KAFFASHIAN, ZARI NOKHODIAN, NAZILA KASSAIAN, ANAHITA BABAK, MAJID YARAN, PARISA SHOAEI, BEHROOZ ATAEI, and PEYMAN ADIBI, “THE EXPERIENCE OF HEPATITIS C SCREENING AMONG PRISON INMATES WITH DRUG INJECTION HISTORY,” JOURNAL OF ISFAHAN MEDICAL SCHOOL (I.U.M.S), vol. 28, no. SPECIAL ISSUE ON HEPATITIS C, pp. 1565–1571, 2011, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/49619/en

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