Open AccessAssessment of Hepatitis C Risk Factors and Infection Prevalence in a Jail Population
Author(s) -
Philip J. Wenger,
Fred Rottnek,
Todd Parker,
Jeffrey S. Crippin
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2014.301996
Subject(s) - medicine , odds ratio , population , risk factor , hepatitis c , confidence interval , demography , hepatitis c virus , logistic regression , immunology , environmental health , virus , sociology
We sought to validate previous reports of HCV prevalence in jails, identify HCV risk factors prevalence, and identify risk factors associated with HCV infection in this population.
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