Seroprevalence and risk factors associated with hepatitis C: a cross-sectional study of persons who inject drugs in Puerto Rico, 2018

V Colón-López, PM Alvelo-Fernández… - BMC Public Health, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Background People Who Inject Drugs (PWID) are at a higher risk of acquiring
bloodborne infections. We aimed to estimate the seroprevalence of the Hepatitis C Virus …

Prevalence and associated risk factors of hepatitis C antibody and RNA among people who inject drugs in Puerto Rico

Y Aponte-Meléndez, B Eckhardt, C Fong… - Journal of Substance …, 2024 - Elsevier
Introduction As a public health crisis, hepatitis C viral infection (HCV) is highly prevalent
among people who inject drugs (PWID). We aimed to assess factors associated with HCV …

Hepatitis C virus infection and co-infection with HIV among persons who inject drugs in 10 US cities—National HIV Behavioral Surveillance, 2018

J Chapin-Bardales, A Asher, D Broz, E Teshale… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Characterizing acute and chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and
HIV/HCV co-infection among persons who inject drugs (PWID) can inform elimination efforts …

Hepatitis C virus infection among street-recruited injection drug users in San Juan, Puerto Rico

JC Reyes, RR Robles, HM Colón… - Annual Meeting of the …, 2004 - apha.confex.com
Background: Injection drug users (IDUs) worldwide are at high risk for hepatitis C virus
(HCV) infection. This study aimed to estimate HCV seroprevalence and identify risk factors …

Prevalence of HIV/Hepatitis C virus co-infection and injection risk correlations in people who inject drugs in Colombia: a cross-sectional study using respondent driven …

D Toro-Tobón, D Berbesi-Fernández - Substance Use & Misuse, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Background: In Colombia, an exponential growth of people who inject drugs (PWID)
has been reported over the past decades. The main burden of disease in PWID is attributed …

[HTML][HTML] Hepatitis C virus care cascade among people who inject drugs in Puerto Rico: Minimal HCV treatment and substantial barriers to HCV care

Y Aponte-Meléndez, P Mateu-Gelabert… - Drug and Alcohol …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background People who inject drugs (PWID) in Puerto Rico are disproportionately affected
by the hepatitis C virus (HCV) epidemic. However, there is a scarcity of data on the HCV …

Hepatitis C Among People Who Inject Drugs (PWID) in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Meta-Analysis of Prevalence Over Three Decades

MC Magri, C Manchiero, BP Dantas… - Journal of Studies on …, 2023 - jsad.com
Objective: People who inject drugs (PWID) are known to be more susceptible to infections
such as hepatitis C virus (HCV). This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to estimate …

HCV infection prevalence lower than expected among 18–40-year-old injection drug users in San Diego, CA

RS Garfein, A Rondinelli, RFW Barnes, J Cuevas… - Journal of urban …, 2013 - Springer
Abstract San Diego, California shares the world's busiest land border crossing with Tijuana,
Mexico—a city where 95% of injection drug users (IDUs) test hepatitis C virus (HCV) …

Hepatitis C Virus–HIV Coinfection in the United States Among People Who Inject Drugs: Data Needed for Ending Dual Epidemics

AC Moorman, D Bixler, EH Teshale… - Public Health …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
The overlapping epidemics of hepatitis C virus (HCV) and HIV infection stem from
underlying behaviors and health disparities among disproportionately affected populations …

Hepatitis C incidence and prevalence among Puerto Rican people who use drugs in New York City

K Arasteh, DC Des Jarlais, J Feelemyer… - Global public …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Background: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is associated with substantial
morbidity and mortality among people who use drugs (PWUD). Health disparities related to …