Epidemiological Profile and Risk Factors for Acquiring HBV andor HCV in HIV-Infected Population Groups in Nepal
Joint Authors
Bhattarai, Manjula
Baniya, Jagat Bahadur
Aryal, Nirmal
Shrestha, Bimal
Rauniyar, Ramanuj
Adhikari, Anurag
Koirala, Pratik
Oli, Pardip Kumar
Pandit, Ram Deo
Stein, David A.
Gupta, Birendra Prasad
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-01-02
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
HBV and HCV infections are widespread among the HIV-infected individuals in Nepal.
The goals of this study were to investigate the epidemiological profile and risk factors for acquiring HBV and/or HCV coinfection in disadvantaged HIV-positive population groups in Nepal.
We conducted a retrospective study on blood samples from HIV-positive patients from the National Public Health Laboratory at Kathmandu to assay for HBsAg, HBeAg, and anti-HCV antibodies, HIV viral load, and CD4+ T cell count.
Among 579 subjects, the prevalence of HIV-HBV, HIV-HCV, and HIV-HBV-HCV coinfections was 3.62%, 2.93%, and 0.34%, respectively.
Multivariate regression analysis indicated that spouses of HIV-positive migrant labourers were at significant risk for coinfection with HBV infection, and an age of >40 years in HIV-infected individuals was identified as a significant risk factor for HCV coinfection.
Overall our study indicates that disadvantaged population groups such as intravenous drug users, migrant workers and their spouses, female sex workers, and men who have sex with HIV-infected men are at a high and persistent risk of acquiring viral hepatitis.
We conclude that Nepalese HIV patients should receive HBV and HCV diagnostic screening on a regular basis.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Bhattarai, Manjula& Baniya, Jagat Bahadur& Aryal, Nirmal& Shrestha, Bimal& Rauniyar, Ramanuj& Adhikari, Anurag…[et al.]. 2018. Epidemiological Profile and Risk Factors for Acquiring HBV andor HCV in HIV-Infected Population Groups in Nepal. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1129603
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Bhattarai, Manjula…[et al.]. Epidemiological Profile and Risk Factors for Acquiring HBV andor HCV in HIV-Infected Population Groups in Nepal. BioMed Research International No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1129603
American Medical Association (AMA)
Bhattarai, Manjula& Baniya, Jagat Bahadur& Aryal, Nirmal& Shrestha, Bimal& Rauniyar, Ramanuj& Adhikari, Anurag…[et al.]. Epidemiological Profile and Risk Factors for Acquiring HBV andor HCV in HIV-Infected Population Groups in Nepal. BioMed Research International. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1129603
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1129603