ArticleJournal of Korean medical science2012
Behavioral and healthcare-associated risk factors for chronic hepatitis C virus infection in Korea.
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- Risk of Hepatitis C Virus Transmission through Acupuncture: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.The Korean journal of gastroenterology = Taehan Sohwagi Hakhoe chi · 2023Pooled it
- Meta-analysis: risk of hepatitis C virus infection associated with hospital-based invasive procedures.Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics · 2022Pooled it
- Dermatological and Ophthalmological Inflammatory, Infectious, and Tumoral Tattoo-Related Reactions: A Systematic Review.The Permanente journal · 2021Pooled it
- Current status of hepatitis C treatment and its barriers in Jeonbuk, Republic of Korea.Osong public health and research perspectives · 2026Article
- Cost-effectiveness of chronic hepatitis C screening and treatment.Clinical and molecular hepatology · 2022Review
- Factors Associated with Hepatitis C Antibody Positivity in Korean Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study Based on 2013-2018 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Liver diseases in the Asia-Pacific region: a Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology Commission.The lancet. Gastroenterology & hepatology · 2020Review
- The change in the nationwide seroprevalence of hepatitis C virus and the status of linkage to care in South Korea from 2009 to 2015.Hepatology international · 2019Article
- Current status of and strategies for hepatitis C control in South Korea.Clinical and molecular hepatology · 2017Review
- Prevalence and Incidence of Depression during Interferon-Based Antiviral Therapy in Chronic Hepatitis C Patients in the Republic of Korea.Gut and liver · 2017Article
- Risk Factors for Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Infection in Areas with a High Prevalence of HCV in the Republic of Korea in 2013.Gut and liver · 2016Article
- Geographic differences in the epidemiological features of HCV infection in Korea.Clinical and molecular hepatology · 2014Article
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Abstract
The risk factors related to hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection showed geographic and temporal differences. We investigated HCV-related risk factors in Korea where intravenous drug use (IVDU) is uncommon. The HCV-related risk factors were investigated in a prospective, multicenter chronic HCV cohort (n = 711) using a standardized questionnaire in four university hospitals. The results were compared with those of 206 patients with chronic liver diseases not related to either of HCV or hepatitis B virus infection (comparison group). The IVDU was found in 3.9% and remote blood transfusion (≥ 20 yr ago) in 18.3% in HCV cohort group, while that in comparison group was in none and 5.3%, respectively. In a multivariate logistic analysis, transfusion in the remote past (odds ratio [OR], 2.99), needle stick injury (OR, 4.72), surgery (OR, 1.89), dental procedures (OR, 2.96), tattooing (OR, 2.07), and multiple sexual partners (2-3 persons; OR, 2.14, ≥ 4 persons; OR, 3.19), were independent risk factors for HCV infection. In conclusion, the major risk factors for HCV infection in Korea are mostly related to conventional or alterative healthcare procedures such as blood transfusion in the remote past, needle stick injury, surgery, dental procedure, and tattooing although multiple sex partners or IVDU plays a minor role.
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