| the association between knowledge of hepatitis c virus status and risk behaviors in injection drug users. | the three primary objectives of this study were (1) to document the prevalence of the hepatitis c virus (hcv) and awareness of one's status in a sample of street-recruited injection drug users (idus); (2) to compare the drug use and hcv risk behaviors of idus who reported that they were hcv infected with those who were unaware of their status and subsequently tested positive for hcv antibodies; and (3) to assess associations between risk factors and hcv status by comparing those who tested posit ... | 2002 | 12359033 |
| injection drug users report good access to pharmacy sale of syringes. | to examine injection drug users (idus) opinions and behavior regarding purchase of sterile syringes from pharmacies. | 2002 | 12489619 |
| hepatitis c in patients with co-occurring mental disorders and substance use disorders: is tobacco use a possible risk factor? | this study of a dually diagnosed population in colorado estimated the prevalence of hepatitis c to be 29.7%, or sixteen times higher than that in the general population. in attempts to determine possible risk factors, a surprisingly high correlation was found between the use of tobacco and hcv infection. this appears to be beyond the risk factor conveyed by iv drug use. of the patients whose primary diagnoses were cocaine, opiate, amphetamine, or poly-substance dependence (drugs often used intra ... | 2004 | 14766437 |
| integrating viral hepatitis prevention services into an urban std clinic: denver, colorado. | the centers for disease control and prevention recommends integrating viral hepatitis prevention services with services for adults evaluated for sexually transmitted diseases (stds). the denver public health std clinic began hepatitis b vaccination in 1999, hepatitis c virus (hcv) antibody (anti-hcv) testing in 2000, and hepatitis a vaccination in 2002. rapid human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) testing began in late 2004. hepatitis b vaccinations peaked in 2003 (31/100 client visits) when a full- ... | 2007 | 17542447 |
| electronic matching of hiv/aids and hepatitis c surveillance registries in three states. | both hiv and hepatitis c virus (hcv) can be transmitted through percutaneous exposure to blood in similar high-risk populations. hcv and hiv/aids surveillance databases were matched in colorado, connecticut, and oregon to measure the frequency of co-infection and to characterize coinfected people. | 2011 | 21553662 |