HCV and HIV infection and co-infection: injecting drug use and sexual behavior, AjUDE-Brasil I Project

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Keli Bahia Felicíssimo Zocratto²  Waleska Teixeira Caiaffa²  Fernando Augusto Proietti²  Anna Bárbara Carneiro-proietti¹  Sueli Aparecida Mingoti¹  Geraldo José Coelho Ribeiro¹ 

[1] ,Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais Faculdade de Medicina Belo Horizonte,Brasil

关键词: Intravenous Drug Abuse;    Sexual Behavior;    Hepatitis C Virus;    HIV;    Uso Indevido de Drogas Parenterais;    Comportamento Sexual;    Vírus da Hepatite C;    HIV;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0102-311X2006000400022

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

This study aimed to characterize sexual and drug-use behaviors in injecting drug users (IDUs) in relation to single hepatitis C virus (HCV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and HCV/HIV co-infection. The sample consisted of 272 IDUs enrolled in the AjUDE-Brasil I Project, a cross-sectional multi-center study conducted in five Brazilian cities in 1998. Data were collected with a structured questionnaire using self-reported risk behavior, and HCV and HIV serological status used ELISA on filter paper. IDUs were clustered in four distinct groups: HCV/HIV seronegative; HCV mono-infected; HIV mono-infected; and HCV/HIV co-infected. Active sharing of injecting equipment was associated with HCV infection (p = 0.001). Sexual behavior variables, especially male same-sex sexual relations, were consistently associated with HIV infection. HCV/HIV co-infection was associated with both sexual and drug use variables. It was possible to distinguish different behavioral indicators for HCV and HIV infection and co-infection in this population.

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