Prevalence of hepatitis C in people who inject drugs in the cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad, Pakistan

• Published in: Biomedical reports Vol. 7; no. 3; pp. 263 - 266
• Main Authors: Waheed, Yasir, Najmi, Muzammil Hasan, Aziz, Hafsa, Waheed, Hasnain, Imran, Muhammad, Safi, Sher Zaman
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England D.A. Spandidos 01.09.2017; Spandidos Publications; Spandidos Publications UK Ltd
• Subjects: Addictions; Antibodies; Blood; Disease transmission; Drug therapy; Drug use; Drugs; Hepatitis; Hepatitis C; Hepatitis C virus; HIV; Human immunodeficiency virus; Infections; Mortality; Needles; people who inject drugs; Population; Quality; rapid test; Screening; Sensitivity; Shaving & shavers; Substance abuse treatment; Sustainable development; Tubes; Values; Viruses; Pakistan; Islamabad Pakistan; Rawalpindi Pakistan; United States > US; hepatitis C virus; screening; rapid test; people who inject drugs

Pakistan has the second highest burden of hepatitis C (HCV) in the world. The major route of HCV transmission is contaminated blood or needle sharing. Seventy percent of people who inject drugs (PWIDs) shared needles at some time in their addiction history. The aim of the present study was to estima...