Hepatitis C virus infection status and associated factors among a multi-site sample of people who used illicit drugs in the Amazon region.
Aldemir Branco de Oliveira FilhoFrancisco Junior A SantosFabricio Quaresma SilvaNairis Costa RaiolCamila Carla S CostaJuliana Nadia F PiauienseLuisa Caricio MartinsYasmin Maria N CardosoJeruza Ferraz F Di MiceliRafael Lima ResqueGláucia C Silva-OliveiraLuiz Marcelo L PinheiroLuiz Fernando A MachadoJoão Renato R PinhoJosé Alexandre R LemosEmil KupekBenedikt FischerPublished in: BMC infectious diseases (2019)
High levels of HCV infection were detected in PWUIDs. Genotype 1 was predominant. Intense use of illicit drugs, unprotected sexual intercourse, high number of sexual partners and social marginalization were associated with all HCV infection. HSC was associated with origin (Amazonian-born) and non-white (e.g., Black or Indigenous) of PWUIDs. These findings emphasize the need for improve HCV prevention and control services and care for PWUIDs in the Brazilian Amazon region.