Prevalence and Incidence of HCV Infection among Vietnam Heroin Users with Recent Onset of Injection

HCV infection continues to spread at an alarming rate among IDU populations. The available evidence suggests that HCV is acquired relatively quickly following onset of injection. However, there are few prospective studies of HCV acquisition, particularly among IDU populations in resource-poor settin...

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Published in:Journal of urban health 2010-03, Vol.87 (2), p.278-291
Main Authors: Clatts, Michael C., Colón-López, Vivian, Giang, Le M., Goldsamt, Lloyd A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Disease transmission
Drug abuse
Epidemiology
Harm Reduction
Health behavior
Health Informatics
Hepatitis
Hepatitis C, Chronic - epidemiology
Heroin
Heroin Dependence
Humans
Injection
Injections
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Prospective Studies
Public Health
Regression analysis
Risk factors
Seroepidemiologic Studies
Substance Abuse, Intravenous
Vietnam - epidemiology
Young Adult
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Summary:HCV infection continues to spread at an alarming rate among IDU populations. The available evidence suggests that HCV is acquired relatively quickly following onset of injection. However, there are few prospective studies of HCV acquisition, particularly among IDU populations in resource-poor settings. A sample of young male heroin injectors with recent onset of injection (
ISSN:1099-3460
1468-2869
DOI:10.1007/s11524-009-9417-9