Prevalence of Hepatitis C infection in Malawi and lack of association with sexually transmitted diseases

被引：12

作者：

Maida, MJ ^{[1
]}

Daly, CC ^{[1
]}

Hoffman, I ^{[1
]}

Cohen, MS ^{[1
]}

Kumwenda, M ^{[1
]}

Vernazza, PL ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Minist Hlth & Populat, Lilongwe Cent Hosp, Lilongwe, Malawi

来源：

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY | 2000年 / 16卷 / 12期

关键词：

Africa; epidemiology; hepatitis C; sexual transmission; STD;

D O I：

10.1023/A:1010920426795

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

To investigate the role of sexual transmission for Hepatitis C virus (HCV) we studied its prevalence in sub-Saharan Africa where sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are prevalent. Overall, HCV prevalence was 3.9% and similar in 206 STD patients, 127 dermatology patients, and 100 blood donors. No association with HIV or syphilis was observed. Despite high prevalence of STDs, sexual transmission does not appear to significantly contribute to HCV transmission in Malawi.

引用

页码：1183 / 1184

页数：2

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