Prevalence and sexual risk of hepatitis C virus infection when human immunodeficiency virus was acquired through sexual intercourse among patients of the Lyon University Hospitals, France, 1992-2002

To report the prevalence and the risk factors for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in a hospital cohort of 2691 sexually human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)‐infected patients. The patients were enrolled in the Lyon section of the French Hospital Database on HIV between 1992 and 2002. Baseline charac...

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Published in:Journal of viral hepatitis 2005-05, Vol.12 (3), p.330-332
Main Authors: D'Oliveira Jr, A., Voirin, N., Allard, R., Peyramond, D., Chidiac, C., Touraine, J.-L., Fabry, J., Trepo, C., Vanhems, P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Age Distribution
Aged
Cohort Studies
Coitus
Confidence Intervals
Female
France - epidemiology
HCV infection
Hepatitis C virus
Hepatitis C, Chronic - epidemiology
Hepatitis C, Chronic - transmission
HIV Infections - diagnosis
HIV Infections - epidemiology
HIV Infections - transmission
Hospitals, University
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Odds Ratio
Prevalence
Probability
Retrospective Studies
Risk-Taking
Severity of Illness Index
Sex Distribution
sexual intercourse
Sexually Transmitted Diseases - diagnosis
Sexually Transmitted Diseases - epidemiology
Survival Rate
transmission
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Summary:To report the prevalence and the risk factors for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in a hospital cohort of 2691 sexually human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)‐infected patients. The patients were enrolled in the Lyon section of the French Hospital Database on HIV between 1992 and 2002. Baseline characteristics were analysed. The detection of HCV‐antibodies (Ab) was used for diagnosis. The HCV‐Ab prevalence rate was 5.7 and 12.89% for individuals infected by HIV after homosexual intercourse or heterosexual intercourse, respectively. HCV‐Ab was three times more frequently found among patients infected with HIV after heterosexual intercourse compared with patients infected with HIV after homosexual intercourse (adjusted OR: 3.2, 95% CI: 2.28–4.62, multiple logistic regression). The risk of HCV infection among HIV‐infected individuals differed according to sexual behaviour. The determinants associated with HCV transmission through the sexual route needs to be explored further.
ISSN:1352-0504
1365-2893
DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2893.2005.00583.x