Prevalence of anti-hepatitis C antibodies and its co-infection with HIV in rural Cameroon
Abstract Objective 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. Results The mean age of the 174 participants included in the...
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| author | Valirie Ndip Agbor Claude Tayou Tagny Jules-Bertrand Kenmegne Bih Awazi Charlotte Ngansop Dora Mbanya Nicaise Ndembi |
| author_facet | Valirie Ndip Agbor Claude Tayou Tagny Jules-Bertrand Kenmegne Bih Awazi Charlotte Ngansop Dora Mbanya Nicaise Ndembi |
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| description | Abstract Objective 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. Results 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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| spelling | doaj.art-c8c990092eb848f2bd1428f4975b59372022-12-21T23:56:04ZengBMCBMC Research Notes1756-05002018-07-011111610.1186/s13104-018-3566-4Prevalence of anti-hepatitis C antibodies and its co-infection with HIV in rural CameroonValirie Ndip Agbor0Claude Tayou Tagny1Jules-Bertrand Kenmegne2Bih Awazi3Charlotte Ngansop4Dora Mbanya5Nicaise Ndembi6Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (FMBS), The University of Yaoundé IFaculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (FMBS), The University of Yaoundé IFaculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (FMBS), The University of Yaoundé ISociety for Women and AIDS in Africa (SWAA)Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (FMBS), The University of Yaoundé IFaculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (FMBS), The University of Yaoundé IInstitute of Human Virology NigeriaAbstract Objective 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. Results 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.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-018-3566-4Hepatitis C virusRisk factorHuman immunodeficiency virusCo-infectionRural Cameroon |
| spellingShingle | Valirie Ndip Agbor Claude Tayou Tagny Jules-Bertrand Kenmegne Bih Awazi Charlotte Ngansop Dora Mbanya Nicaise Ndembi Prevalence of anti-hepatitis C antibodies and its co-infection with HIV in rural Cameroon BMC Research Notes Hepatitis C virus Risk factor Human immunodeficiency virus Co-infection Rural Cameroon |
| title | Prevalence of anti-hepatitis C antibodies and its co-infection with HIV in rural Cameroon |
| title_full | Prevalence of anti-hepatitis C antibodies and its co-infection with HIV in rural Cameroon |
| title_fullStr | Prevalence of anti-hepatitis C antibodies and its co-infection with HIV in rural Cameroon |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence of anti-hepatitis C antibodies and its co-infection with HIV in rural Cameroon |
| title_short | Prevalence of anti-hepatitis C antibodies and its co-infection with HIV in rural Cameroon |
| title_sort | prevalence of anti hepatitis c antibodies and its co infection with hiv in rural cameroon |
| topic | Hepatitis C virus Risk factor Human immunodeficiency virus Co-infection Rural Cameroon |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-018-3566-4 |
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