Prevalence of Hepatitis C Virus among Patients with Human Immunodeficiency and Its Association with Intra-Venous Drugs Addiction in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Background: Despite extensive research on HIV and hepatitis C (HCV), there remains a gap in knowledge on the burden. Objectives: to assess the prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) among positive human immunodeficiency virus patients and to study the relationships between these infections and intravenous drug addiction. Methodology: a cross sectional study has been conducted among total of 325 positive immunodeficiency patients (HIV) diagnosed to have HCV infection in the gastroenterology clinic at King Abdul-Aziz hospital and oncology center in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia between January 2015 and January 2016. Conclusion: The high prevalence of these major virulent infections among drug addiction is a sign of a major public health problem. Other than complicating addiction illnesses of patients, they could play major roles in spreading these infections to other intravenous drug addictors.
Aldehry, A. M., Cheick, A. M., Badri, S. M., Faraj, S. I., Yousef, S. A., Ammar, A. F., Fakieh, A. T., & Tounsi, M. T. (2018). Prevalence of Hepatitis C Virus among Patients with Human Immunodeficiency and Its Association with Intra-Venous Drugs Addiction in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 67(1), 514-517.
MLA
Alaa Mohammed Aldehry; Abdallah Mohamed Cheick; Sultan Mohammed Badri; Shahad I. Faraj; Shatha Abdulrauf Yousef; Amna F. Ammar; Amjad Turki Fakieh; Majid Talat Tounsi. "Prevalence of Hepatitis C Virus among Patients with Human Immunodeficiency and Its Association with Intra-Venous Drugs Addiction in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia", The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 67, 1, 2018, 514-517.
HARVARD
Aldehry, A. M., Cheick, A. M., Badri, S. M., Faraj, S. I., Yousef, S. A., Ammar, A. F., Fakieh, A. T., Tounsi, M. T. (2018). 'Prevalence of Hepatitis C Virus among Patients with Human Immunodeficiency and Its Association with Intra-Venous Drugs Addiction in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia', The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 67(1), pp. 514-517.
VANCOUVER
Aldehry, A. M., Cheick, A. M., Badri, S. M., Faraj, S. I., Yousef, S. A., Ammar, A. F., Fakieh, A. T., Tounsi, M. T. Prevalence of Hepatitis C Virus among Patients with Human Immunodeficiency and Its Association with Intra-Venous Drugs Addiction in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 2018; 67(1): 514-517.
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