Author:
PALLÁS J.,FARIÑAS-ÁLVAREZ C.,PRIETO D.,LLORCA J.,DELGADO-RODRÍGUEZ M.
Abstract
A cross-sectional study was conducted in prisons of Cantabria (northern Spain) from June
1992 to December 1994. Inmates were asked to participate in a survey on prevalence and risk
factors for monoinfections and coinfections with HIV, HBV and HCV. Crude and multiple
odds ratios of risk factors were calculated (by polychotomous logistic regression). Prevalence of
coinfections was higher than that of monoinfections. IDU risk factors were the main
independent variables associated with monoinfections and coinfections with these agents. The
strength of association increased with the degree of coinfection for IDU risk factors and penal
status, e.g. duration of injecting drug use for more than 5 years yielded an adjusted OR
ranging from 1·3 (95% CI: 0·4–5·1) for HBV monoinfection to 180 (95% CI: 61·0–540·0) for
HIV–HBV–HCV coinfection. In comparison, sexual behaviours were less important than IDU
risk factors.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Subject
Infectious Diseases,Epidemiology
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