Coinfection by Hepatitis B and C virus in people with HIV. Santiago de Cuba 1986-2020

Rodríguez Maceo, Malfrán García and Caballero

Health Leadership and Quality of Life, 2023, vol. 2, 217

Abstract: Introduction: In the devastating context of the HIV/AIDS pandemic, co-infection with hepatitis B and C viruses has become a re-emerging problem, with insufficiently characterized epidemiological, clinical and therapeutic implications. Aim: To characterize people with HIV co-infected by hepatitis B and C viruses according to clinical and epidemiological variables of interest. Methods: An observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study was carried out with the aim of characterizing people with HIV co-infected by hepatitis B and C viruses, from 1986 to 2020, according to clinical and epidemiological variables of interest in the Santiago de Cuba Province. Results: The population consisted of 42 people with this condition, there was 83.3% co-infection with hepatitis C virus, 11.9% with B virus and 4.8% with both viruses; 100% of those studied at the time of the research had antiretroviral therapy indicated, 98.5% with undetectable HIV viral load or less than 1000 copies, 20% of those studied for virus B and 80.0% for virus C received specific treatment for these. Conclusions: People with HIV and co-infection with the Hepatitis B and C viruses are mostly men who have sex with other men, older adults, single, with risky sexual behaviors, with pre-university education, and more than 5 years after being diagnosed. It was recommended to socialize the results of this research, to meet the strategic objectives of controlling these epidemics in the province.

Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.56294/hl2023217

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