ArticleJournal of research in medical sciences : the official journal of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences2018
Assessment of hepatitis C risk factors in center of Iran: A case-control study.
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- 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
- Prevalence of Hepatitis B and C Infections and Associated Risk Factors in Pars Cohort Study, Southern Iran.Middle East journal of digestive diseases · 2021Article
- Predictive factors for acquiring HCV infection in the population residing in high endemic, resource-limited settings.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2021Article
- Hepatitis C virus in Iran; transmission routes, growth in 3a genotype distribution, and lack of liver marker relation with genotypes.Journal of research in medical sciences : the official journal of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundHepatitis C virus (HCV) infections remain as one of the major public health problems worldwide. The current study aimed at investigating the potential risk factors of HCV+ in a sample of Iranian patients. MATERIALS AND
methodsIn a case-control study, 436 HCV-infected patients and 531 age-matched HCV antibody negative controls were recruited in a central region of Iran. Sociodemographic characteristics, blood and therapeutic factors, underlying diseases, and behavioral risk factors were evaluated through a standard checklist and compared between two study groups.
resultsAlthough among studied potential risk factors, many of them were significantly associated with infected with HCV; however, in multivariable logistic regression model in the presence of other variables being male gender (odds ratio [OR]: 4.1; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 2.2-7.8), illiterate or less educated (OR: 62.64; 95% CI: 5.94-660.35), having history of intravenous (IV) drug addiction (OR: 33.0; 95% CI: 5.43-250.0), and tattooing (OR: 14.29; 95% CI: 1.82-90.91) increased risk of infection with HCV.
conclusionIn total, the current case-control study documented that socioecomical factors including economical state, marital status, education, and ethnicity and also other expected factors such as hospitalization, imprisonment, dialysis, tattooing, needle sharing, IV drug abuse, and extramarital sexual relationship represent an important source of HCV infection among adults in a central region of Iran. Thus, we suggest further considerations for prevention of HCV infection as most of related factors are preventable by close considerations.
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