| investigation of notifications of hepatitis c in 1994: the experience of three health departments. | laboratories must notify health departments of cases of hepatitis c in queensland, the northern territory (nt) and the australian capital territory (act). our objectives were to estimate the minimum proportion of notified cases of hepatitis c that were recent infections and to determine the risk factors for infection of the notified cases. we conducted a retrospective investigation of all eligible notifications received at the health departments in queensland, the northern territory and the aust ... | 1996 | 8987225 |
| internal or infernal devices: experiences of contraception among australian women living with hepatitis c. | in this article we seek to delineate the experiences of contraceptive use by australian women living with hepatitis c. using semi-structured, in-depth interviews, 109 women with hepatitis c from two cities in australia, melbourne (victoria) and canberra (the australian capital territory), were interviewed about their alcohol and other drug use, their contraceptive history, and their experiences of hepatitis c. we aimed to understand why such a high proportion of women living with hepatitis c (66 ... | 2009 | 19418320 |
| screening for hepatitis c in sexual health clinic attendees. | hepatitis c virus (hcv) prevalence has been shown to be higher in some sexual health clinic attendees than the general population. screening for hcv in sexual health clinics may be based on risk assessment or universal screening. the aim of this audit was to explore the value of routine hcv screening in a sexual health centre population. | 2008 | 18361858 |
| specific infections, infection-related behavior, and risk of non-hodgkin lymphoma in adults. | infections were examined as possible risk factors for non-hodgkin lymphoma in a population-based case-control study in new south wales and the australian capital territory, australia. incident cases (n = 694) had no history of hiv infection or transplantation. controls (n = 694) were randomly selected from electoral rolls and frequency matched to cases by age, sex, and area of residence. a postal questionnaire and telephone interview measured history of specific infections, occupational exposure ... | 2006 | 16775166 |
| australian women's experiences of living with hepatitis c virus: results from a cross-sectional survey. | of the estimated 160000 australians currently infected with the hepatitis c virus (hcv), over one-third are women and very few have received clinical treatment, with most managing their illness in non-specialist settings. little is known about the experiences of women living with hcv in the general community. the present study provides the results from the first comprehensive social survey of australian women's experiences of living with hcv. | 2003 | 12795758 |