Analysis on hepatitis C virus infection and related factors among newly reported HIV infections in Henan province

VernacularTitle:河南省新报告HIV感染者中丙型肝炎病毒感染状况及其影响因素分析
Keywords: HIV infection; Hepatitis C virus; Newly reported
From: Chinese Journal of Epidemiology 2014;35(8):935-938
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To study hepatitis C virus infection and related factors among newly reported HIV infections in Henan province.Methods Both HIV-1 BED incidence and anti-HCV tests were applied on newly reported HIV-1 infections between 1 Jul 2012 to 30 Jun 2013 in Henan province.Results 2 049 HIV-1 infections were newly reported between 1 July 2012 to 30 June 2013 in Henan province,with the positive rate of anti-HCV as 14.87％ (271/1 887) and the proportion of BED positives was 26.34％ (497/1 887).The recent HIV-1 infections appeared lower HCV prevalence than non-recent HIV-1 infection.Among 20-39 age group,HIV-1 infections had a lower HCV prevalence than among the other age groups.Patients carrying HIV-1 through injecting drug use showed higher HCV prevalence.Conclusion Under results on BED; age,infection route and area were influencing factors of HCV prevalence in newly reported HIV-1 infections in Henan province,suggesting that corresponding prevention programs should be targeted.