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Background:
In Iran, the number of injecting drug users (IDUs) has increased in recent years. The rates of hepatitis C virus (HCV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections among IDUs are reportedly high.
Official Journal of Research Center for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases
e-ISSN 1735-3408
p-ISSN 1735-143X
Factors Correlated With Hepatitis C and B Virus Infections Among Injecting Drug Users in Tehran, IR Iran
Authors
Masoumeh Amin-Esmaeili1, Masoumeh Amin-Esmaeili1, Afarin Rahimi-Movaghar
1,*, Afarin Rahimi-Movaghar2,*, Emran M. Razaghi1, Emran M. Razaghi2, Ahmad Reza Baghestani1, Ahmad Reza Baghestani3, Siavash Jafari3, Siavash Jafari4
1,*, Afarin Rahimi-Movaghar2,*, Emran M. Razaghi1, Emran M. Razaghi2, Ahmad Reza Baghestani1, Ahmad Reza Baghestani3, Siavash Jafari3, Siavash Jafari41Iranian Research Center for HIV/AIDS, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran
2Psychiatry Department, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran
3Islamic Azad University, South Tehran Branch, Tehran, IR Iran
4Faculty of Medicine, School of Population and Public Health, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Corresponding Authors:
*Corresponding author at: Afarin Rahimi-Movaghar, Iranian Research Center for HIV/AIDS, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Keshavarz Blv., P.O. Box: 14197-33141, Tehran, IR Iran. Tel.: +98-2166947984, Fax: +98-2166947984, E-mail:, rahimia@tums.ac.ir. Email: rahimia@tums.ac.ir
*Corresponding author at: Afarin Rahimi-Movaghar, Iranian Research Center for HIV/AIDS, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Keshavarz Blv., P.O. Box: 14197-33141, Tehran, IR Iran. Tel.: +98-2166947984, Fax: +98-2166947984, E-mail:, rahimia@tums.ac.ir. Email: rahimia@tums.ac.ir
Published online:Dec 31, 2011
Article type:Research Article
Received:Oct 08, 2011
Accepted:Jan 02, 2012
How to Cite:Amin-Esmaeili M, Amin-Esmaeili M, Rahimi-Movaghar A, Rahimi-Movaghar A, Razaghi E, et al. Factors Correlated With Hepatitis C and B Virus Infections Among Injecting Drug Users in Tehran, IR Iran. Hepat Mon. 2011;12(1):. doi: https://doi.org/10.5812/kowsar.1735143X.806
Abstract
Objectives:
The purpose of this study was to assess factors correlated with HCV and HBV infections among IDUs in Tehran.
Patients and Methods:
A cross-sectional study included 899 IDUs recruited from the community, drug treatment centers, and drop-in-centers. The study involved interviews conducted using an adapted version of the WHO Drug Injection Study Phase II (Version 2b) questionnaire and blood testing for the HCV antibody, hepatitis B surface antigen, and hepatitis B core antibody. A logistic regression model was used to identify independent factors correlated with HCV and HBV infections.
Results:
HCV infection was found to be primarily associated with female gender [odds ratio (OR) 5.0, 95% confidence interval (CI) 2.0-10.0)], unmarried status (OR 2.9, 95% CI 1.9-4.4), drug use for more than 10 years (OR 2.7, 95% CI 1.8-3.9), drug injection frequency of more than once per day (OR 2.6, 95% CI 1.6-4.2), history of imprisonment (OR 2.5, 95% CI 1.6-4.0)], and a history of shared injection needles in prison (OR 2.3, 95% CI 1.5-3.6). HBV infection was mainly correlated with a history of imprisonment (OR 1.9, 95% CI 1.4-2.7) and drug use for more than 10 years (OR 1.4, 95% CI 1.1-1.9).
Conclusions:
Because a considerable number of IDUs in Iran are receiving reduction services, tailoring services for prevention of hepatitis infection are necessary.
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