the prevalence of hepatitis b and c among prisoners in kahramanmaras, turkey
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background hepatitis b virus (hbv) and hepatitis c virus (hcv) infections are among the most important health issues in turkey. human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) infections are less frequently observed in the country. the individuals who had blood transfusions, patients undergoing hemodialysis, and intravenous drug addicted individuals, people who had tattoos/piercings, communal living environments, contamination of a family member, and prisoners are the main risk groups. objectives the current study aimed to discuss the prevalence and the genotypes of hepatitis and hiv infections among a specific group, namely individuals incarcerated in prisons. patients and methods two-hundred and sixty-six prisoners sentenced for crimes such as robbery, sexual assault, assault substance abuse or selling drugs in the kahramanmaras closed prison were recruited for the study. demographic data and the presence of hepatitis b, hepatitis c and hiv were investigated in the study subjects. results out of the 266 cases included in the study, 89.5% were male, 10.5% were female and the mean age was 31.21 ± 8.99 years. risk factors were detected in 27.4% of the subjects. out of the 73 subjects, among whom the risk factors were detected, 20.3% had intravenous substance use, 3.8% had a history of operation/transfusion, 1.9% had a history of indentation and 1.5% had unprotected sexual contact. the rate of hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) positivity was 2.6%, the ratio of anti-hbs positive subjects was 35.0% and immunity was achieved with vaccination in 43% of the subjects. anti-hcv was positive in 17.7% of the prisoners and the genotype 3 and genotype 1 were 68.1% (n = 32) and 2.1% (n = 1), respectively. conclusions continued substance abuse among most of the drug addicted individuals in prisons, common use of injection materials, tattoos and other circumstances that cause blood contact increase the risk of blood-borne infections.
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The Prevalence of Hepatitis B and C Among Prisoners in Kahramanmaras, Turkey
BACKGROUND Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections are among the most important health issues in Turkey. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections are less frequently observed in the country. The individuals who had blood transfusions, patients undergoing hemodialysis, and intravenous drug addicted individuals, people who had tattoos/piercings, communal living environ...
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jundishapur journal of microbiologyجلد ۹، شماره ۲، صفحات ۰-۰
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