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- Title
Seroprevalence of Hepatitis C and factors associated with this in crack users.
- Authors
Sá, Laís Carvalho de; Araújo, Telma Maria Evangelista de; Griep, Rosane Harter; Campelo, Viriato; Monteiro, Claudete Ferreira de Souza
- Abstract
Objective: to investigate the seroprevalence of hepatitis C in crack users in Piauí. Method: seroepidemiological survey, undertaken in the Psycho-Social Care Centers for Drugs and Alcohol (CAPS AD) in Piauí in the period December 2011 to May 2012. A questionnaire was administered and blood samples were collected for serological research. Fisher's exact test and the Mann- Whitney test were used, with a level of significance of (p<0.05). Results: the prevalence of Anti-HCV was 05 (1.4%) and 04 (1.1%) for the RNA-HCV. There was a statistically significant association between hepatitis C (serological marker RNA-HCV) and age, being resident at home, length of use of crack, interruption of the use of crack, and the habit of sharing the crack pipes. Conclusion: the findings support the need to implement health policies aimed at crack users, due to the accelerated process of physical and psychological deterioration to which these are subject.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; HEPATITIS C diagnosis; HEPATITIS C risk factors; HEPATITIS C transmission; CONFIDENCE intervals; CRACK cocaine; ENZYME-linked immunosorbent assay; FISHER exact test; HEPATITIS C; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH; SERODIAGNOSIS; SURVEYS; U-statistics; DRUG abusers; CROSS-sectional method; SEROPREVALENCE; DATA analysis software
- Publication
Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem (RLAE), 2013, Vol 21, Issue 6, p1195
- ISSN
1518-8345
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1590/0104-1169.3126.2354