Risk Factors for Hepatitis C Virus Transmission Obscure in Nigerian Patients

被引：6

作者：

Obienu, Olive ^{[1
]}

Nwokediuko, Sylvester ^{[1
]}

Malu, Abraham ^{[2
]}

Lesi, Olufunmilayo A. ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Nigeria, Teaching Hosp, Gastroenterol Unit, Dept Med, Ituku Ozalla, Enugu, Nigeria

[2] Univ Jos, Teaching Hosp, Dept Med, Jos, Nigeria

[3] Univ Lagos, Teaching Hosp, Dept Med, Lagos, Nigeria

来源：

GASTROENTEROLOGY RESEARCH AND PRACTICE | 2011年 / 2011卷

关键词：

BLOOD-DONORS; CHANGING EPIDEMIOLOGY; B-VIRUS; PREVALENCE; INFECTIONS; HCV;

D O I：

10.1155/2011/939673

中图分类号：

R57 [消化系及腹部疾病];

学科分类号：

摘要：

Aim. To determine the prevalence of anti-HCV and risk factors associated with HCV infection in Nigerians. Materials and Method. Patients attending a general outpatient clinic were administered a structured questionnaire on the risk factors for HCV infection. They were also tested for anti-HCV using a third generation enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Result. The seroprevalence of anti-HCV was 4.7%. Among the risk factors evaluated, none was found to be significantly associated with anti-HCV seropositivity. Conclusion. The risk factors associated with HCV infection in Nigerian patients are obscure. This warrants further studies on the epidemiology of this important cause of liver disease.

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