Seroprevalence and risk factors associated with hepatitis C: a cross-sectional study of persons who inject drugs in Puerto Rico, 2018

• Main Authors: Vivian Colón-López (Author), Paola M. Alvelo-Fernández (Author), Nadia Centeno-Alvarado (Author), Ivony Y. Agudelo Salas (Author), Yadira Rolón Colón (Author), María Pabón Martínez (Author), Jorge L. Rodríguez-Lebrón (Author), Juan C. Reyes-Pulliza (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...