ArticleThe Indian journal of medical research2016
High burden of hepatitis C & HIV co-infection among people who inject drugs in Manipur, Northeast India.
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- The Dual Burden of Hepatitis B and C Among Drug Users in Asia: The First Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Pooled it
- HIV, hepatitis B & C in people who inject drugs in India: A systematic review of regional heterogeneity & overview of opioid substitution treatment.The Indian journal of medical research · 2023Pooled it
- HIV among people who inject drugs in India: a systematic review.BMC public health · 2022Pooled it
- People living with HIV and key populations in Arunachal Pradesh: A communication needs assessment.The Indian journal of medical research · 2026Article
- An update on bloodborne viruses among people who inject drugs in South Asia.Harm reduction journal · 2026Review
- Decentralised same day test and treatment of hepatitis C levering existing peer support networks among men who inject drugs: feasibility and effectiveness.Harm reduction journal · 2024Article
- HIV Prevalence and Related Behaviors Among People Who Inject Drugs in Iran from 2010 to 2020.AIDS and behavior · 2022Article
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- Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Global Prevalence of HBsAg and HIV and HCV Antibodies among People Who Inject Drugs and Female Sex Workers.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Review
- Understanding of HIV/AIDS in the international border area, Manipur: Northeast India.Epidemiology and infection · 2019Article
- Substance Use, Mental Health, HIV Testing, and Sexual Risk Behavior Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in the State of Maharashtra, India.AIDS education and prevention : official publication of the International Society for AIDS Education · 2018Article
- Social determinants and risk behaviors associated with prevalent Hepatitis C and HIV/HCV co-infection among male injection drug users in Nepal.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2017Article
- Emergence of HCV genotype 6 and its new variants among intravenous drug users in Manipur, a north-eastern state of India.Therapeutic advances in infectious diseaseArticle
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Abstract
BACKGROUND &
objectivesIt is well documented that the Northeast state of Manipur in India has been dealing with the dual problems of injecting drug use and HIV for the last two decades, but the hepatitis C problem has not been so well characterized. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and HCV/HIV co-infection among people who inject drugs (PWID) in Manipur, and identify factors associated with infection.
methodsData were obtained from the Integrated Behavioural and Biological Assessment (2009-2010), a cross-sectional survey among 821 male PWID in two districts of Manipur (Churachandpur and Bishnupur). Information about drug use, sexual and injecting risk behaviours, and exposure to interventions was obtained, and biological specimens tested for HIV and HCV. Logistic regression analyses identified factors associated with HCV infection and HCV/HIV co-infection.
resultsHCV prevalence was 74 per cent (91% Churachandpur, 56% Bishnupur), and HCV/HIV co-infection was 29 per cent (38% Churachandpur, 21% Bishnupur). Among the 31 per cent of HIV positive PWID, 95 per cent were co-infected. HCV infection was associated with district, longer duration of injecting, injecting at least once daily, generally injecting with a used needle and syringe, and having had an HIV test. HCV/HIV co-infection was associated with district, older age, being employed, being widowed/divorced, longer duration of injecting, and feeling at risk of HIV infection. INTERPRETATION &
conclusionsThe HCV/HIV co-infection among PWID in Manipur was very high, highlighting the urgent need for effective prevention, diagnosis and treatment.
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