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| 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. |
| 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... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Hepatitis C; Risk factors; Prisoners. |
| Ano: 2019 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702019000300173 |
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| Pompilio,MA; Pontes,ERJC; Castro,ARCM; Andrade,SMO; Stief,ACF; Martins,RMB; Mousquer,GJ; Murat,PG; Francisco,RBL; Pompilio,SAL; Rezende,GR; Elias-Junior,E. |
| In Mato Grosso do Sul state, Brazil, the number of prisoners has increased in the recent years and the control of hepatitis C virus (HCV) has become more complex. The aim of the present study was to estimate the prevalence and identify the genotypes of HCV in prisoners as well as the factors associated with this infectious disease. Thereby, 443 men and 243 women from prisons were interviewed and subjected to blood collection. Anti-HCV reactive samples were analyzed by RT-PCR and genotyped. The overall seroprevalence of HCV infection was 4.8% (95%CI: 3.4 to 6.8%). Furthermore, the prevalence was higher in: men, injecting drug users, tattooed persons, those who were more than 50 years old, individuals who have been arrested multiple times, people with... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Hepatitis C; Genotype; Polymerase chain reaction; Epidemiology; Prisoners. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992011000200013 |
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