Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Young, Low-Income Women: The Role of Sexually Transmitted Infection as a Potential Cofactor for HCV Infection

Kimberly A Page-Shafer; Barbara Cahoon-Young; Jeffrey D Klausner; Scott Morrow; Fred Molitor; Juan Ruiz; Willi McFarland; Young Womens Survey Team

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Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Young, Low-Income Women: The Role of Sexually Transmitted Infection as a Potential Cofactor for HCV Infection

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Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Young, Low-Income Women: The Role of Sexually Transmitted Infection as a Potential Cofactor for HCV Infection

Kimberly A Page-Shafer, Barbara Cahoon-Young, Jeffrey D Klausner, Scott Morrow, Fred Molitor, Juan Ruiz, Willi McFarland and Young Womens Survey Team

American journal of public health (1971), Vol.92(4), pp.670-676

04/2002

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.92.4.670

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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12741/rep:6804

PMCID: PMC3222218

PMID: 11919070

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Objectives . We evaluated risk for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in women residing in low-income neighborhoods of northern California. Methods . A population-based sample of 1707 women, aged 18 to 29, were surveyed and screened for sexually transmitted infections and HCV. Results . Women infected with HCV (2.5%) were more likely to have a history of injection and noninjection drug use, to exchange sex for money or drugs, and to have sexually transmitted infections. HCV was independently associated with history of injection drug use, herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) infection, and heroin and cocaine use. Conclusions . Injection drug use is the highest risk exposure for HCV, but HSV-2 and noninjection drug use contribute significantly to increased risk. HCV prevention programs in impoverished areas should integrate drug treatment and sexually transmitted infection control.

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Title: Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Young, Low-Income Women: The Role of Sexually Transmitted Infection as a Potential Cofactor for HCV Infection
Creators: Kimberly A Page-Shafer - Kimberly A. Page-Shafer is with the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, Calif. Barbara Cahoon-Young is with East Bay Liver Clinic, Oakland, Calif. Jeffrey D. Klausner is with the Division of STD Control, San Francisco Department of Public Health, San Francisco, Calif. Scott Morrow is with San Mateo County Department of Public Health, Redwood City, Calif. Fred Molitor and Juan Ruiz are with the Office of AIDS, HIV/AIDS Epidemiology Branch, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, Calif. Willi McFarland is with the HIV Epidemiology Unit, San Francisco Department of Public Health, San Francisco, Calif
Barbara Cahoon-Young - Kimberly A. Page-Shafer is with the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, Calif. Barbara Cahoon-Young is with East Bay Liver Clinic, Oakland, Calif. Jeffrey D. Klausner is with the Division of STD Control, San Francisco Department of Public Health, San Francisco, Calif. Scott Morrow is with San Mateo County Department of Public Health, Redwood City, Calif. Fred Molitor and Juan Ruiz are with the Office of AIDS, HIV/AIDS Epidemiology Branch, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, Calif. Willi McFarland is with the HIV Epidemiology Unit, San Francisco Department of Public Health, San Francisco, Calif
Jeffrey D Klausner - Kimberly A. Page-Shafer is with the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, Calif. Barbara Cahoon-Young is with East Bay Liver Clinic, Oakland, Calif. Jeffrey D. Klausner is with the Division of STD Control, San Francisco Department of Public Health, San Francisco, Calif. Scott Morrow is with San Mateo County Department of Public Health, Redwood City, Calif. Fred Molitor and Juan Ruiz are with the Office of AIDS, HIV/AIDS Epidemiology Branch, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, Calif. Willi McFarland is with the HIV Epidemiology Unit, San Francisco Department of Public Health, San Francisco, Calif
Scott Morrow - Kimberly A. Page-Shafer is with the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, Calif. Barbara Cahoon-Young is with East Bay Liver Clinic, Oakland, Calif. Jeffrey D. Klausner is with the Division of STD Control, San Francisco Department of Public Health, San Francisco, Calif. Scott Morrow is with San Mateo County Department of Public Health, Redwood City, Calif. Fred Molitor and Juan Ruiz are with the Office of AIDS, HIV/AIDS Epidemiology Branch, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, Calif. Willi McFarland is with the HIV Epidemiology Unit, San Francisco Department of Public Health, San Francisco, Calif
Fred Molitor - Kimberly A. Page-Shafer is with the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, Calif. Barbara Cahoon-Young is with East Bay Liver Clinic, Oakland, Calif. Jeffrey D. Klausner is with the Division of STD Control, San Francisco Department of Public Health, San Francisco, Calif. Scott Morrow is with San Mateo County Department of Public Health, Redwood City, Calif. Fred Molitor and Juan Ruiz are with the Office of AIDS, HIV/AIDS Epidemiology Branch, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, Calif. Willi McFarland is with the HIV Epidemiology Unit, San Francisco Department of Public Health, San Francisco, Calif
Juan Ruiz - Kimberly A. Page-Shafer is with the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, Calif. Barbara Cahoon-Young is with East Bay Liver Clinic, Oakland, Calif. Jeffrey D. Klausner is with the Division of STD Control, San Francisco Department of Public Health, San Francisco, Calif. Scott Morrow is with San Mateo County Department of Public Health, Redwood City, Calif. Fred Molitor and Juan Ruiz are with the Office of AIDS, HIV/AIDS Epidemiology Branch, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, Calif. Willi McFarland is with the HIV Epidemiology Unit, San Francisco Department of Public Health, San Francisco, Calif
Willi McFarland - Kimberly A. Page-Shafer is with the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, Calif. Barbara Cahoon-Young is with East Bay Liver Clinic, Oakland, Calif. Jeffrey D. Klausner is with the Division of STD Control, San Francisco Department of Public Health, San Francisco, Calif. Scott Morrow is with San Mateo County Department of Public Health, Redwood City, Calif. Fred Molitor and Juan Ruiz are with the Office of AIDS, HIV/AIDS Epidemiology Branch, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, Calif. Willi McFarland is with the HIV Epidemiology Unit, San Francisco Department of Public Health, San Francisco, Calif
Young Womens Survey Team
Academic Unit: Communication Studies Department
Publisher: American Journal of Public Health 2002
Publication Details: 04/2002
Identifiers: 99257882361701671; https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12741/rep:6804; https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.92.4.670
Language: English