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Provedor de dados: | Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
País: | Brazil
Título: | Characteristics associated with anti-HCV serological markers in prisoners in the state of Paraná, Brazil: a case-control study
Autores: | Silva,Tânia Maria Pazin Marques; Ferreto,Lirane Elize Defante; Follador,Franciele Ani Caovilla; Vieira,Ana Paula; Yamada,Roberto Shigueyasu; Lucio,Léia Carolina; Titon,Joana Perotta; Torres,Renata Himovski; Amaral,Greicy Cézar do; Coelho,Harnoldo Colares.
Data: | 2019-06-01
Ano: | 2019
Palavras-chave: | Hepatitis C; Risk factors; Prisoners.
Resumo: | ABSTRACT  Background: The prison system in Paraná, Brazil, is experiencing serious problems related to the increasing number of prisoners. Control of hepatitis C virus (HCV) has become more intense because the incarcerated population is considered a high-risk group for contagious diseases due to the favorable conditions found in prisons for the spread of these morbidities. The objective of this study was to identify features associated with hepatitis C infection among male prisoners in correctional institutions of Paraná state, Brazil.  Methods: This was a case-control study (27 cases and 54 controls) of men incarcerated in 11 penitentiaries in Paraná, Brazil. Information was obtained through a questionnaire in a cross-sectional epidemiological survey on HCV infection during the period from May 2015 to December 2016. Eligible men were recruited after testing positive for anti-HCV antibodies. Cases and controls were selected based on serological results of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays and were matched by age, location of the penitentiary, and time in prison. Logistic regression analysis was used to identify risk factors for HCV seropositivity.  Results: The main significant independent risk factor for the acquisition of HCV infection was the use of injectable drugs (OR = 4.00; 95%CI:1.41-11.35; p &lt; 0.001).  Conclusions: This study provides evidence that HCV infection is associated with drug use by this population. This information is pivotal for tailoring prevention programs and guiding specific socioeducational measures that aim to reduce or prevent HCV transmission within the prison setting.
Tipo: | Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Idioma: | Inglês
Identificador: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702019000300173
Editor: | Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases
Relação: | 10.1016/j.bjid.2019.05.007
Formato: | text/html
Fonte: | Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases  v.23 n.3 2019
Fonte: | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess