Abstract
Sharing injecting paraphernalia (containers, filters and water) poses a risk of transmitting the hepatitis C virus (HCV). The prevalence of, and risk of HCV from, such behaviour has not been extensively reported in Europe. People who inject drugs (PWID) were recruited in cross-sectional surveys from services providing sterile injecting equipment across Scotland between 2008 and 2010. Participants completed a questionnaire and provided a blood spot for anonymous testing. Logistic regression was used to examine the association between recent HCV infection (anti-HCV negative and HCV-RNA positive) and self-reported measures of injecting equipment sharing in the 6 months preceding interview.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 25-32 |
Journal | Journal of Viral Hepatitis |
Volume | 21 |
Issue number | 1 |
Early online date | 28 May 2013 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jan 2014 |
Keywords
- virus transmission
- hepatitis C
- intravenous drug use