Hepatitis C prevalence among men who have sex with men in central Brazil

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dc.creatorAndrade, Andreia Alves de
dc.creatorSilva, Ágabo Macêdo da Costa e
dc.creatorCarneiro, Megmar Aparecida dos Santos
dc.creatorTeles, Sheila Araújo
dc.creatorMartins, Regina Maria Bringel
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-19T12:51:45Z
dc.date.available2025-03-19T12:51:45Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractTo assess the prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Central Brazil, a cross-sectional study was conducted in the City of Goiânia, Central Brazil, using Respondent-Driven Sampling (RDS). All serum samples were tested for anti HCV and also for alanine aminotransferase (ALT). Anti-HCV positive samples and/or those with elevated ALT were tested for HCV RNA and genotyped. Ofthe 522 participants,four were found to be anti-HCV positive, and one was also HCV RNA positive (active HCV infection). Elevated ALT was found in 14 individuals. Of these, one showed evidence of acute HCV infection (HCV RNA positive and anti-HCV negative). Therefore, five MSM were positive for either anti-HCV and/or HCV RNA, giving a crude overall HCV prevalence of 1.0%; 1.3% (95% CI: 0.3–5.5) after being weighted by RDSAT. All five individuals reported high-risk sexual behaviors, including two who showed evidence of active HCV infection (genotype 1, subtypes 1a and 1b). Although the study population reported high-risk sexual practices, HCV infection was not more frequent in MSM than in the general Brazilian population.
dc.identifier.citationANDRADE, Andreia Alves de et al. Hepatitis C prevalence among men who have sex with men in central Brazil. Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, Salvador, v. 23, n. 4, p. 271-273, 2019. DOI: 10.1016/j.bjid.2019.06.008. Disponível em: https://www.scielo.br/j/bjid/a/FyDsYhCgryyWxftjcJLQYKF/abstract/?lang=en. Acesso em: 7 mar. 2025.
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.bjid.2019.06.008
dc.identifier.issn1413-8670
dc.identifier.issne- 1678-4391
dc.identifier.urihttp://repositorio.bc.ufg.br//handle/ri/27022
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.countryBrasil
dc.publisher.departmentInstituto de Patologia Tropical e Saúde Pública - IPTSP (RMG)
dc.rightsAcesso Aberto
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectHepatitis C virus
dc.subjectMen who have sex with men
dc.subjectPrevalence
dc.subjectBrazil
dc.titleHepatitis C prevalence among men who have sex with men in central Brazil
dc.typeArtigo

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