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Prevalence of anti-hepatitis C antibodies and its co-infection with HIV in rural Cameroon

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Title
Prevalence of anti-hepatitis C antibodies and its co-infection with HIV in rural Cameroon
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BMC Research Notes, July 2018
DOI 10.1186/s13104-018-3566-4
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Valirie Ndip Agbor, Claude Tayou Tagny, Jules-Bertrand Kenmegne, Bih Awazi, Charlotte Ngansop, Dora Mbanya, Nicaise Ndembi

Abstract

To evaluate the prevalence of the co-infection between the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV), and the prevalence of factors associated with HCV transmission in a rural Cameroonian community. The mean age of the 174 participants included in the study was 30.3 (standard deviation = 13.26) years (age range 12-77 years). the prevalence of HCV/HIV co-infection was 1.7% [95% confidence interval (CI) 1.1-5.9]. The prevalence of HCV and HIV were 6.3% (95% CI 2.9-10.3) and 6.9 (95% CI 5.2-11.3), respectively. Histories of scarification (62.1%), multiple sex partners (31.0%) and sexually transmitted diseases (66.1%) were the most common risk factors of HCV transmission in this study.

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Unknown 20 100%

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 5 25%
Student > Ph. D. Student 2 10%
Student > Doctoral Student 1 5%
Professor > Associate Professor 1 5%
Student > Postgraduate 1 5%
Other 0 0%
Unknown 10 50%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Nursing and Health Professions 3 15%
Medicine and Dentistry 2 10%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 1 5%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 1 5%
Economics, Econometrics and Finance 1 5%
Other 1 5%
Unknown 11 55%
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