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Absence of hepatitis C infection among illegal drug users in Bucaramanga, Colombia

dc.contributor.authorBautista Amorocho, Henryspa
dc.contributor.authorJaimes Moreno, Brigitte Zorellyspa
dc.contributor.authorHincapié López, Martha-Lucíaspa
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-27T19:15:00Zspa
dc.date.available2019-08-27T19:15:00Zspa
dc.date.issued2011-01spa
dc.description5 p.spa
dc.description.abstractThe aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) and identify risk factors associated with the transmission this virus among drug users. In 2009 we performed a cross-sectional study at three facilities handling cases of drug addiction and in one prison. 259 participants were interviewed to collect socio-demographic information and determine risk factors. Anti-HCV antibodies were identified with two different immunoassays. HCV prevalence was 0%. 98% of participants used illegal drugs either orally or nasally while 4.2% injected drugs. 78% of participants reported marijuana consumption, 51% reported consumption of bazuco (Colombian variant of crack cocaine), 50.2% reported cocaine consumption and 22.8% reported amphetamine consumption. 59% had consumed drugs for more than 5 years, 60.2% had tattoos, 17.8% had piercings, and 84.9% have practiced unsafe sex. HCV prevalence was lower than reported in previous studies of drug users in Latin-America. However, we identified risk factors that would facilitate HCV infection once the virus is introduced in this population.spa
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dc.identifier.issn0120-9957spa
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.udes.edu.co/handle/001/3661spa
dc.language.isoengspa
dc.relation.ispartofRevista Colombiana de Gastroenterologiaspa
dc.relation.ispartofseriesRevista Colombiana de Gastroenterologia;Vol. 26 (1), pp. 15-20. 2011spa
dc.rightsDerechos Reservados - Universidad de Santander, 2011spa
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dc.rights.creativecommonsAtribución-NoComercial 4.0 Internacional (CC BY-NC 4.0)spa
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dc.sourcehttp://www.scielo.org.co/pdf/rcg/v26n1/en_v26n1a03.pdfeng
dc.subject.proposalHepatitis Ceng
dc.subject.proposalDrug usereng
dc.subject.proposalAntibodieseng
dc.subject.proposalPrevalenceeng
dc.subject.proposalRisk factorseng
dc.titleAbsence of hepatitis C infection among illegal drug users in Bucaramanga, Colombiaeng
dc.title.alternativeAusencia de infección por virus de la hepatitis C en usuarios de drogas ilícitas en la ciudad de Bucaramanga, Colombiaspa
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