Open AccessEstimation of the risk of transmission of hepatitis C between spouses in Egypt based on seroprevalence data
Author(s) -
Laurence S. Magder
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
international journal of epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406
H-Index - 208
eISSN - 1464-3685
pISSN - 0300-5771
DOI - 10.1093/ije/dyh370
Subject(s) - spouse , transmission (telecommunications) , wife , seroprevalence , medicine , demography , hepatitis c , sexual transmission , hepatitis c virus , serology , virology , immunology , virus , antibody , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , telecommunications , microbicide , sociology , anthropology , computer science , political science , law
Transmission of hepatitis C virus (HCV) between spouses could be due to sexual contact, sharing needles, or other routes. There is uncertainty regarding the degree to which HCV is transmitted between spouses.
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