lranian journal of Clinical Infectious Diseases | |
Epidemiology of Hepatitis C in Iran and the World. | |
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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