Seroepidemiology of Hepatitis C Among Drug Users at a Detoxification Center in Southeast China

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Zhang Dangui; Zhang Xubin; XU LU; Tyrrell D. Lorne; Houghton Michael; Ba Thein William

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Journal: Hepatitis Monthly Year:2020 | Volume:20 | Issue:3 Page(s): 0-0

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Seroepidemiology of Hepatitis C Among Drug Users at a Detoxification Center in Southeast China

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Hepatitis C

Epidemiology

Health Risk Behaviors

Risk Factors

Drug Users

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Background: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is prevalent worldwide, especially among Drug Users. The Epidemiology of HCV is rarely reported among Drug Users in developing countries, including China. Objectives: We aimed to describe the seroEpidemiology of HCVinfection in Drug Users at a Detoxification Center in Southeast China. Methods: With approval from the Shantou Center for Disease Control, the archived data of Drug Users (n = 5, 228) at the largest monitored-detoxification center in Shantou during 2011-2017 were analyzed for demographics, risk behaviors, and HCV serology. Results: Among HCV-tested Drug Users, 36. 9% (1930/5228) were people who inject drugs (PWID). The mean annual HCV seroprevalence rate over the seven-year study period was 36. 3% for all Drug Users, including 67. 3% and 16. 6% for PWID and non-PWID, respectively, with the highest prevalence (78. 1%) in 2017 and the lowest prevalence (58. 6%) in 2015 for PWID. Independent Risk Factors of HCV infection identified by multiple logistic regression analysis were engaging in unprotected sex (OR = 1. 553, 95% CI = 1. 078-2. 236), injecting drugs (10. 28, 8. 98-11. 763), and sharing needles/syringes (2. 24, 1. 129-4. 445) for all Drug Users and sharing needles/syringes (2. 062, 1. 438-2. 957) for PWID. Conclusions: This study reports the seroEpidemiology of Drug Users in the monitored Detoxification Center in Southeast China. A relatively high HCV positivity rate, especially among PWID, their high-risk behaviors and low education, and lack of institutional interventions of HCVmonitoringandtransmission call for government-sponsored educationalprogramsto raisedrugusers’ awareness of the risk of HCVinfection and other co-infections and monitoring of the infectious status and treatment of HCV-infected Drug Users.

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Zhang, Dangui, Zhang, Xubin, XU, LU, Tyrrell, D. Lorne, Houghton, Michael, & Ba Thein, William. (2020). Seroepidemiology of Hepatitis C Among Drug Users at a Detoxification Center in Southeast China. HEPATITIS MONTHLY, 20(3), 0-0. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/763830/en

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Zhang Dangui, Zhang Xubin, XU LU, Tyrrell D. Lorne, Houghton Michael, Ba Thein William. Seroepidemiology of Hepatitis C Among Drug Users at a Detoxification Center in Southeast China. HEPATITIS MONTHLY[Internet]. 2020;20(3):0-0. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/763830/en

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Dangui Zhang, Xubin Zhang, LU XU, D. Lorne Tyrrell, Michael Houghton, and William Ba Thein, “Seroepidemiology of Hepatitis C Among Drug Users at a Detoxification Center in Southeast China,” HEPATITIS MONTHLY, vol. 20, no. 3, pp. 0–0, 2020, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/763830/en

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