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Trends in HCV prevalence among injecting drug users in Glasgow and Edinburgh during the era of needle/syringe exchange
(Les tendances de la prévalence du VHC parmi les usagers de drogues par voie injectable de Glasgow et Edinbourg à l'ère de l'échange de seringues.)
Auteur(s) :
GOLDBERG, D. ;
BURNS, S. ;
TAYLOR, A. ;
CAMERON, S. ;
HARGREAVES D. ;
HUTCHINSON, S.
Année
2001
Page(s) :
457-461
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
27
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
MAL (Maladies infectieuses / Infectious diseases)
Thésaurus géographique
ECOSSE
Thésaurus mots-clés
HEPATITE
;
VIRUS
;
PREVALENCE
;
INJECTION
;
ETUDE LONGITUDINALE
Note générale :
Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2001, (33), 457-461
Note de contenu :
tabl.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
In 1998, we reported that anti-HCV prevalence among injectors from Glasgow had declined between 1990 and 1995. We set out to ascertain if the anti-HCV prevalence among injectors from Edinburgh had declined similarly during this period and if there had been any trend in prevalence among injectors from both cities since 1995. Residual sera from both cities' injecting drug users who had undergone named HIV testing were identified, linked to age band and gender information and tested anonymously for anti-HCV. Among Edinburgh's injectors, significant decreases in anti-HCV prevalence from 69% (1989/ 90) to 13% (1997) and from 80% (1989/90) to 54% (1997) were seen in those aged <25 y and >=25 respectively. Among Glasgow's injectors, a significant decrease in prevalence from 91% (1990) to 43% (1997) was seen only among these aged <25 y. Of both cities' 15-19 y olds, sampled during 1995-97, 17% (24/139) were anti-HCV-positive. The findings suggest that the incidence of HCV among young injectors continued to decrease during the 1990s - the era of needle/syringe exchange and other interventions - but is still too high. Further investigative and preventive work is required. (Author' s abstract)
Affiliation :
Dprt of Public Health, Univ. of Glasgow, Glasgow
Royaume-Uni. United Kingdom.
Royaume-Uni. United Kingdom.