Prevalence of HCV infection among clients in community-based health settings in hawaii, 2002-2010: Assessing risk factors

J.C. Porter, H.M. Lusk and A.R. Katz

American Journal of Public Health, 2014, vol. 104, issue 8, 1534-1539

Abstract: Objectives. We sought to determine the prevalence of HCV infection and identify risk factors associated with HCV infection among at-risk clients presenting to community-based health settings in Hawaii. Methods. Clients from 23 community-based sites were administered risk factor questionnaires and screened for HCV antibodies from December 2002 through May 2010. We performed univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses. Results. Of 3306 participants included in the analysis, 390 (11.8%) tested antibody positive for HCV. Highest HCV antibody prevalence (17.0%) was in persons 45 to 64 years old compared with all other age groups. Significant independent risk factors were current or prior injection drug use (P

Keywords: adolescent; adult; age; aged; article; child; female; health center; hepatitis C; human; male; middle aged; prevalence; questionnaire; risk factor; sex difference; statistics; United States; young adult, Adolescent; Adult; Age Factors; Aged; Child; Community Health Centers; Female; Hawaii; Hepatitis C; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Prevalence; Questionnaires; Risk Factors; Sex Factors; Young Adult (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301282

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