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Sharing of noninjection drug-use implements as a risk factor for hepatitis C (2004)
(Partage d'ustensiles autres que le matériel d'injection comme facteur de risque pour l'hépatite C)
Auteur(s) :
TORTU, S. ;
MAC MAHON J. M. ;
POUGET, E. R. ;
HAMID R.
Année
2004
Page(s) :
211-224
Langue(s) :
Français
Refs biblio. :
15
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
MAL (Maladies infectieuses / Infectious diseases)
Thésaurus mots-clés
HEPATITE
;
INFECTION
;
FACTEUR DE RISQUE
;
SEXE FEMININ
;
VOIE ORALE
;
VOIE NASALE
;
MATERIEL LIE A L'USAGE
Note générale :
Substance Use and Misuse, 2004, 39, (2), 211-224
Note de contenu :
tabl.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
This study examined sharing noninjection drug implements as a risk factor for hepatitis C (HCV) infection among women drug users (n =123) with no history of drug injection. Participants were street-recruited from East Harlem, New York City, between October 1997 and June 1999. Participants were administered a survey measuring risk factors for HCV. Prevalence of HCV and HIV infections was 19.5% and 14.6%, respectively. Multiple logistic regression determined significant associations between sharing noninjection drug-use implements and HCV infection. "Ever shared both oral and intranasal noninjection drug implements" was independently associated with HCV infection [Odds ratio (OR) 2.83 ; Confidence interval (CI) 1.04, 7.72 ; p = 0.04] ; "ever shared noninjected heroin implements with an injector" was a trend (OR 3.06 ; CI .85, 10.79 ; p = 0.08). The strongest association between sharing noninjection drug-use implements and HCV infection was found among HIV positive individuals (X2 = 8.8, 1 d.f., p < 0.01). These findings, if supported by future research, indicate a need to reassess policies regarding HCV infection. (Editor's abstract.)
Affiliation :
Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana ; stortutulane.edu
Etats-Unis. United States.
Etats-Unis. United States.
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