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ArticleHepatitis monthly2016

Sero-Prevalence of Bloodborne Tumor Viruses (HCV, HBV, HTLV-I and KSHV Infections) and Related Risk Factors among Prisoners in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran, in 2008.

Mohammad Khajedaluee, Ali Babaei, Rosita Vakili, Narges Valizade, Fateme Homaei Shandiz, Seyed Moayed Alavian, Mohsen Seyed Nozadi, Seyed Mohammad Jazayeri, Tahereh Hassannia

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Article in Hepatitis monthly, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Mohammad KhajedalueeInflammation and Inflammatory Diseases Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, IR Iran.
Ali BabaeiUniversity of Applied Science and Technology, Mashhad Branch Region 6, (Prison Organization), Mashhad, IR Iran.
Rosita VakiliCenter of Pathological and Medical Diagnostic Services, Iranian Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research (ACECR), Mashhad Branch, Mashhad, IR Iran.
Narges ValizadeInflammation and Inflammatory Diseases Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, IR Iran.
Fateme Homaei ShandizCancer Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, IR Iran.
Seyed Moayed AlavianBaqiyatallah Research Center for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases (BRCGL), Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran; Middle East Liver Diseases (MELD) Center, Tehran, IR Iran.
Mohsen Seyed NozadiInflammation and Inflammatory Diseases Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, IR Iran.
Seyed Mohammad JazayeriHepatitis B Molecular Laboratory, Department of Virology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran.
Tahereh HassanniaInternal Medicine Department, Arash Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran.
Mashhad University of Medical Sciences · IRTehran University of Medical Sciences · IRAcademic Center for Education, Culture and Research · IRBaqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences · IRUniversity of Applied Science and Technology · IR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPrisoners are at high risk of blood borne and sexually transmitted infections due to their high involvement in risky behaviors. In this descriptive/cross-sectional study, the prevalence, sero-prevalence, and risk factors for bloodborne tumor viruses including HTLV-I, HBV, HCV, and KSHV were evaluated among inmates of two central prisons in the northeast of Iran.

methodsBlood samples of 1114 inmates were analyzed for the presence of anti HTLV-I, KSHV, and HCV antibodies and HBsAg by ELISA. PCR tests were performed to confirm the presence of these viruses in plasma and identify the current infections.

resultsThe sero-prevalence of HCV, HBV, HTLV-I, and KSHV was 24.5%, 4.2%, 3.4%, and 3.2% and the prevalence of HCV, HBV, HTLV-I, and KSHV was 19.1%, 2.1%, 2%, and 3%, respectively. HCV infection was significantly associated with history of imprisonment, tobacco consumption, alcohol consumption, intravenous drug use, length of imprisonment, and type of crime committed. Thirty one (2.8%) prisoners had HCV-KSHV co-infection, 16 (1.5%) had HCV-HTLV-I co-infection, and 14 (1.3%) had HBV-HCV co-infection. Triple co-infection was observed in seven cases and one case had four infections concomitantly.

conclusionsThis epidemiological study indicated different rates and transmission risks for these viruses. HCV was the most contagious viral infection and HTLV-I was the weakest in the prisoners. Apart from KSHV infection which its prevalence was as twice as in the general population, the prevalence of HBV and HTLV-I in prisoners was nearly in ranges of the general population.

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EpidemiologyHepatitis B Virus (HBV)Hepatitis C Virus (HCV)Human T-Cell Leukemia Virus Type I (HTLV-I)Kaposi’s Sarcoma-Associated Herpes Virus (KSHV)Prison

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