Author | Ferrão, Sabrina de Brito Ramalho Luz | |
Author | Figueiredo, José Fernando de Castro | |
Author | Yoshida, Clara Fumiko Tachibana | |
Author | Passos, Afonso Dinis Costa | |
Access date | 2019-01-10T16:03:08Z | |
Available date | 2019-01-10T16:03:08Z | |
Document date | 2009 | |
Citation | FERRÃO, Sabrina de Brito Ramalho Luz et al. Prevalência elevada de hepatite C no distrito de Botafogo, cidade de Bebedouro, interior do Estado de São Paulo, Brasil, 2007. Cadernos de Saúde Pública, Rio de Janeiro, v. 25, n. 2, p. 460-464, fev. 2009. | pt_BR |
ISSN | 0102-311X | pt_BR |
URI | https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/30972 | |
Language | eng | pt_BR |
Publisher | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca. | pt_BR |
Rights | open access | |
Subject in Portuguese | Hepatite C | pt_BR |
Subject in Portuguese | Fatores de risco | pt_BR |
Subject in Portuguese | Prevalência | pt_BR |
Title | Prevalência elevada de hepatite C no distrito de Botafogo, cidade de Bebedouro, interior do Estado de São Paulo, Brasil, 2007 | pt_BR |
Alternative title | High prevalence of hepatitis C in the district of Botafogo, municipality of Bebedouro, São Paulo State, Brazil, 2007 | pt_BR |
Type | Article | |
Abstract | This article aimed to estimate the prevalence of hepatitis C in Botafogo, a district of Bebedouro, São Paulo State, Brazil, and investigate possible
risk factors. One individual over 18 years of age was selected from each household to answer a questionnaire on socio-demographic variables
and factors associated with hepatitis C. Blood samples were also drawn for immunoenzymatic tests. Positive HCV-antibody samples were submitted
to viral RNA detection. HCV prevalence was 8.8% (95%CI: 5.8-11.7), and independent variables associated with risk of infection were: male gender, time of local residence > 30 years, and history of injected medication using nondisposable material, sterilized by boiling. The high prevalence of hepatitis C infection in this relatively isolated rural population appears to
result from previous exposure to injections with inadequately sterilized material, with some evidence suggesting a specific elderly pharmacy employee who customarily applied such injections and may have been a chronic HCV carrier. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto. Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto. Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto. Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Subject | Hepatitis C | pt_BR |
Subject | Prevalence | pt_BR |
Subject | Risk Factors | pt_BR |
e-ISSN | 1678-4464 | |