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12741477

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-5-13
pubmed:abstractText
A cross-sectional, seroepidemiological study was conducted to determine the prevalence and risk factors for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among veterans receiving health care from the VA. Among 274 evaluated outpatients, anti-HCV was found in 27 (9.9%). The prevalence of anti-HCV was 3.7% among 190 individuals who reported no illicit drug use compared to 24.7% among 81 subjects who had used drugs (P < 0.001). The prevalence of anti-HCV was 4.8% among 208 veterans who had never been incarcerated compared to 27.9% among 61 veterans who had been incarcerated (P < 0.001). A multivariate model found the following factors to be independently associated with anti-HCV; having used illicit drugs [odds ratio (OR) = 3.7, 95% CI 1.3-11.8; P = 0.001), having been incarcerated (OR = 4.4, 95% CI 1.7-10.9; P = 0.001), and a yearly income less than 10,000 US dollars (OR = 3.5, 95% CI 1.3-9.4; P = 0.002). Because HCV infection was most strongly associated with illicit drug use, incarceration, and low income, these risk factors should be utilized to develop screening strategies among VA patients.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0163-2116
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
48
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
815-20
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Risk factors for hepatitis C virus infection among patients receiving health care in a Department of Veterans Affairs hospital.
pubmed:affiliation
University of Florida and Malcolm Randall VA Medical Center, Gainesville, Florida, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't