Epidemiology of Hepatitis C in Iran and the World.

lranian journal of Clinical Infectious Diseases

F Fallahian¹  SM Alavian¹ 

[1] Research Center for Gastroenterology and Liver Disease, University of Medical Sciences, Baqiyatallah Baqiyatallah Research Center for Gastroenterology and Liver Disease, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences.

关键词: Epidemiology;    hepatitis C virus;    transmission;    risk behaviors;    Iran;    world;   

DOI  :  10.17795/semj20511

学科分类：基础医学

来源: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

【 摘 要 】

Abstract::HepatitisCvirus(HCV)infectioncreatesasignificantburdentohealthcaresystem.Theepidemiologicalcharacteristicsandriskfactorsfortransmissionvaryacrosscountries.AliteraturereviewofpublishedscientificreportsonHCVepidemiologyinIranandsummarizeoffindingsofsomecountrieswasperformed.PrevalenceofhepatitisCinIranrangesfrom0.5%to0.97%inblooddonors,19.3%inpatientswiththalassemia,19.6%inpatientsonmaintenancehemodialysis,31.5%ofdrugabuserinmatesinaprisonofHamadan,45.4%ofinmatesand88.9%ofintravenousdrugabusersofaprisoninGuilanwereHCVantibodypositive.Theriskofinfectionrelatedtoinjectiondruguseandhealthcareservingarethemostimportantforstillgrowingnumberofinfectedpersons.Expansionofharm-reducinginterventionsfordrugusers,andeducatingpreventiveprogramsintargetedhigh-riskbehaviorspopulationswillimproveinfectionspreadinourcountry.Designappropriatepublichealthstrategiesbyinvolvementofregionalhealthagenciesforeducation,supervisingaddictioncontrolandestablishpoliciesfortheappropriateuseofinjections,sterileprinciplesinhealthcare-relatedprocedures,andimprovementinbloodtransfusionsafetyincountrieswithhighdrugtraffickingandinsufficienthealthandsocialresourcesisneeded.ControlofHCVtransmissionrequirescontinuousmonitoring,surveillanceandprevention.

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