Risk factors for hepatitis C virus infection among blood donors in Israel: a case-control study between native Israelis and immigrants from the former Soviet Union

Transfusion ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 47 (7) ◽  
pp. 1189-1196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hana Kerzman ◽  
Manfred S. Green ◽  
Eilat Shinar
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Hepatitis C Virus ◽  
Hepatitis C ◽  
Soviet Union ◽  
Former Soviet Union ◽  
Blood Donors ◽  
Case Control Study ◽  
Case Control ◽  
Hepatitis C Virus Infection ◽  
Control Study

Risk factors for acquisition of hepatitis C virus infection in blood donors: Results of a case-control study

1999 ◽  
Vol 116 (4) ◽  
pp. 893-899 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gilles Delage ◽  
Claire Infante–Rivard ◽  
Jo–Anne Chiavetta ◽  
Bernard Willems ◽  
David Pi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Hepatitis C Virus ◽  
Hepatitis C ◽  
Virus Infection ◽  
Blood Donors ◽  
Case Control Study ◽  
Case Control ◽  
Hepatitis C Virus Infection ◽  
Control Study

Risk factors for hepatitis C virus infection in blood donors: a case‐control study

1992 ◽  
Vol 157 (4) ◽  
pp. 227-230 ◽  
Author(s):  
John M Kaldor ◽  
Gordon T Archer ◽  
Susan L Ismay ◽  
Kenneth G Kenrick ◽  
Alfred S M Lien ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Hepatitis C Virus ◽  
Hepatitis C ◽  
Virus Infection ◽  
Blood Donors ◽  
Case Control Study ◽  
Case Control ◽  
Hepatitis C Virus Infection ◽  
Control Study

scholarly journals Risk factors for hepatitis C virus infection. A case-control study of blood donors in the Trent Region (UK)

1994 ◽  
Vol 112 (3) ◽  
pp. 595-601 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. R. Neal ◽  
D. A. Jones ◽  
D. Killey ◽  
V. James
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Hepatitis C Virus ◽  
Hepatitis C ◽  
Blood Transfusion ◽  
Blood Donors ◽  
Case Control Study ◽  
Case Control ◽  
Hcv Infection ◽  
History Of ◽  
Control Study

SUMMARYThe introduction of screening for hepatitis C virus (HCV) by the National Blood Transfusion Service identified donors who had acquired HCV infection. We undertook a case-control study amongst blood donors in the Trent Region to determine risks for HCV infection. A total of 74 blood donors confirmed positive for hepatitis C infection and 150 age, sex and donor venue matched controls were included in the study. Fifty-three percent of hepatitis C infected blood donors reported previous use of injected drugs compared to no controls; relative risk (RR) not estimatable (lower limit 95% CI = 20). Other risk factors were a history of: receipt of a blood transfusion or blood products RR = 3·6 (95% CI 1·5–8·3), having been a ‘health care worker’ RR = 2·8 (95% CI 1·1–7·6), tattooing RR = 3·3 (95% CI 1·2–8·7), and an association with having been born abroad RR = 3·2 (95% CI 1·1–9·5). No risk was shown for a history of multiple sexual partners, ear piercing or acupuncture. Injecting drug use explains more than 50% of hepatitis C infections in blood donors, a group who are less likely to have injected drugs than the general population.

Risk factors in community-acquired chronic hepatitis C virus infection: a case-control study in Italy

1996 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 129-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Chiaramonte ◽  
Tommaso Stroffolini ◽  
Umberto Lorenzoni ◽  
Francesco Minniti ◽  
Susanna Conti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Chronic Hepatitis ◽  
Hepatitis C Virus ◽  
Hepatitis C ◽  
Virus Infection ◽  
Case Control Study ◽  
Case Control ◽  
Hepatitis C Virus Infection ◽  
Chronic Hepatitis C Virus ◽  
Control Study

scholarly journals Risk factors for hepatitis C virus infection in the Colombian Caribbean coast: A case-control study

Biomédica ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 564 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ismael de Jesús Yepes ◽  
Beatriz Lince ◽  
Clara Caez ◽  
Giovanni De Vuono
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Hepatitis C Virus ◽  
Hepatitis C ◽  
Virus Infection ◽  
Odds Ratio ◽  
Case Control Study ◽  
Case Control ◽  
Hepatitis C Virus Infection ◽  
Factores De Riesgo ◽  
Control Study

Introducción. Se estima que, aproximadamente, 6,8 a 8,9 millones de personas están infectadas por el virus de la hepatitis C en Latinoamérica, de las cuales menos del 1 % llega a recibir tratamiento antiviral. En los estudios llevados a cabo hasta ahora en Colombia, se ha propuesto determinar la prevalencia de la enfermedad en algunos grupos de riesgo, y no se ha hecho el análisis de otros factores potencialmente implicados en el contagio.Objetivos. Determinar los factores de riesgo tradicionalmente analizados y otros no estudiados antes para la hepatitis C crónica en la Costa Caribe colombiana.Materiales y métodos. Se hizo un estudio de casos y controles (1:3) emparejados por empresa promotora de salud y edad (± 10 años), en el primer nivel de atención de hepatología y gastroenterología. A todos los pacientes positivos en la prueba ELISA se les hizo una prueba confirmatoria de carga viral. En el análisis de regresión logística multivariable se determinaron los factores predictores independientes de infección.Resultados. La transfusión sanguínea (odds ratio, OR=159,2; IC95% 35,4-715; p<0,001) y el antecedente de hospitalización antes de 1994 (OR=4,7; IC95% 1,3-17,1; p=0,018) se determinaron como los dos únicos factores independientes predictores de infección.Conclusión. Es necesario comprobar la reproducibilidad de estos resultados y hacer estudios de costo-efectividad antes de recomendar su utilización en el diseño de nuevas estrategias de cribado.

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