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Hepatitis C and substance use in a sample of homeless people in New-York city
(Hépatite C et usage de drogues parmi des personnes sans-abri dans la ville de New-York.)
Auteur(s) :
ROSENBLUM, A. ;
NUTTBROCK L. ;
McQUISTION, H. L. ;
MAGURA, S. ;
JOSEPH, H.
Année
2001
Page(s) :
15-25
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
27
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology)
Thésaurus mots-clés
HEPATITE
;
VIH
;
IST
;
INFECTION
;
INJECTION
;
CRACK
;
COCAINE
;
PREVALENCE
;
FACTEUR DE RISQUE
;
SANS ABRI
;
MILIEU URBAIN
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
Note générale :
Journal of Addictive Diseases, 2001, 20, (4), 15-25
Note de contenu :
tabl.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
This study examined the prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibodies and its association with substance use and sexual behavior among a sample of 139 persons visiting a mobile medical clinic in Manhattan. Ninety percent were unstably housed or were living on the street. The prevalence of HCV antibodies was 32%. Prevalence was also high for hepatitis B core antibodies (47%), HIV antibodies (15%), and syphilis exposure (14%); 76% tested positive for cocaine. Among subjects who reported ever injecting (20%), 86% were HCV positive; 19% of non-injectors were HCV positive. In separate multivariate logistic regression models (with injection controlled), HCV was predicted by quantitative hair assays for cocaine and self-reported duration of crack-cocaine use. Alcohol dependence and sexual behavior did not predict HCV. Hepatitis C is a significant public health problem among the urban homeless population, with injection drug use and, to a lesser extent, cocaine use implicated as risk factors. (Author' s abstract)
Affiliation :
Institute for Treatment and Services Research, National Development and Research Institutes Inc., 71 West 23rd Street, New-York, NY 10010
Etats-Unis. United States.
Etats-Unis. United States.