دورية أكاديمية
The relationship between therapeutic injections and high prevalence of hepatitis C infection in Hafizabad, Pakistan
| العنوان: | The relationship between therapeutic injections and high prevalence of hepatitis C infection in Hafizabad, Pakistan |
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| المؤلفون: | Luby, S P, Qamruddin, K, Shah, A A, Omair, A, Pahsa, O, Khan, A J, McCormick, J B, Hoodbhouy, F, Fisher-Hoch, S |
| المصدر: | Community Health Sciences |
| بيانات النشر: | eCommons@AKU |
| سنة النشر: | 1997 |
| المجموعة: | The Aga Khan University: eCommons@AKU |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Asia, Biology, Developing Countries, Diseases, Hepatitis--prevention and control, Hepatitis--transmission, Measurement, Pakistan, Prevalence, Research Methodology, Research Report, Risk Factors, Southern Asia, Viral Diseases |
| الوصف: | To determine the prevalence and routes of transmission of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in Hafizabad, Pakistan, we collected sera in 1993 from a geographically based random sample of residents, and in 1994 identified 15 HCV-infected individuals (cases) and 67 age and sex matched uninfected individuals (controls). Initially we approached 504 households, and collected serum from a randomly selected household member in 309 (64%). Twenty persons (6.5%) had anti-HCV antibody; 31% percent had hepatitis B core antibodies, and 4.3% had hepatitis B surface antigen. In the case-control study, persons who received more therapeutic injections (categorized as averaging 1, 2-4, 5-9 or > 10 injections per year in the previous 10 years) were more likely to be infected with HCV (odds ratio 0, 1.5, 2.5 and 6.9 respectively, P = 0.008) compared to persons averaging 0 injections per year. Efforts to limit therapeutic injections to only those that are medically indicated and that use sterile equipment are essential in order to prevent transmission of HCV. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article in journal/newspaper |
| اللغة: | unknown |
| العلاقة: | https://ecommons.aku.edu/pakistan_fhs_mc_chs_chs/602Test; http://jpma.org.pk/supplement_details.php?article_id=3Test |
| الإتاحة: | https://ecommons.aku.edu/pakistan_fhs_mc_chs_chs/602Test http://jpma.org.pk/supplement_details.php?article_id=3Test |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsbas.16B5CBC9 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | BASE |
| الوصف غير متاح. |