Titre :
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Seroprevalence of hepatitis C virus and associated risk behaviours : a population-based study in San Juan, Puerto Rico : Infectious diseases. (2005)
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Auteurs :
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Cynthia-M Perez ;
Vivian COLON ;
Karisse ROMAN ;
Erick Suarez ;
TORRES (Esther-A) : PRI. Department of Medicine. School of Medicine. Medical Sciences Campus. University of Puerto Rico. San Juan. ;
University of Puerto Rico. Medical Sciences Campus. Graduate School of Public Health. Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology. San Juan. PRI
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Type de document :
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Article
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Dans :
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International journal of epidemiology (vol. 34, n° 3, 2005)
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Pagination :
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593-599
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Langues:
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Anglais
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Mots-clés :
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Sérologie
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Prévalence
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Epidémiologie
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Hépatite virale C
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Virose
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Infection
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VHC
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Virus
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Prise de risque
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Comportement
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Porto Rico
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Antilles
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Amérique
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Ethnie
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Homme
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Appareil digestif [pathologie]
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Foie [pathologie]
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Amérique centrale
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Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS E5PR0xCe. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. BACKGROUND : Limited information about the epidemiology of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is available in Puerto Rico, one of the areas hardest hit by the human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) epidemic. We estimated the prevalence of HCV infection and identified correlates of seropositivity in the municipality of San Juan, Puerto Rico. METHODS : A probability cluster design was employed to select a sample of households representative of the population aged 21-64 years in San Juan during 2001-2002. All 964 subjects completed a face-to-face interview to gather data on demographics and self-reported risk behaviours followed by venipuncture for HCV antibody testing. Variables that were at least marginally associated with HCV seroprevalence (P
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