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Seroprevalence and Related Risk Behaviors of Hepatitis C, Hepatitis B and HIV Infections among Male Prisoners in Kermanshah, Iran.
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Archives of Iranian Medicine (AIM) . Oct2019, Vol. 22 Issue 10, p588-591. 4p. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- The article discusses a study that determined the prevalence of blood-borne infections and risk behaviors among male prisoners in Kermanshah, Iran. Topics include the use of multivariable logistic regression to assess the link of hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), and HIV infections with related risk factors, HIV infection's association with same-sex relationships, and risk factor distribution by HBV, HCV, and HIV biomarkers in male prisoners.
- Subjects :
- *HEPATITIS C risk factors
*HIV infection risk factors
*HIV infection epidemiology
*INTRAVENOUS drug abuse
*BLOOD collection
*CONFIDENCE intervals
*HEPATITIS B
*HEPATITIS C
*HOMOSEXUALITY
*INTERVIEWING
*PRISONERS
*QUESTIONNAIRES
*RISK-taking behavior
*LOGISTIC regression analysis
*CROSS-sectional method
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*DISEASE risk factors
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10292977
- Volume :
- 22
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Archives of Iranian Medicine (AIM)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 139280933