Seroprevalence and risk factors associated with hepatitis C: a cross-sectional study of persons who inject drugs in Puerto Rico, 2018
Abstract Background People Who Inject Drugs (PWID) are at a higher risk of acquiring bloodborne infections. We aimed to estimate the seroprevalence of the Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) in PWID and identify correlates and risk factors using data from the Puerto Rico National HIV Behavioral Surveillance Sys...
Main Authors: | Vivian Colón-López, Paola M. Alvelo-Fernández, Nadia Centeno-Alvarado, Ivony Y. Agudelo Salas, Yadira Rolón Colón, María Pabón Martínez, Jorge L. Rodríguez-Lebrón, Juan C. Reyes-Pulliza |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-04-01
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Series: | BMC Public Health |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-15341-3 |
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