Prevalence of HCV and HCV/HIV co-infection among in-patients at the Kenyatta National Hospital
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2005Author
Karuru, J.W
Lule, G.N
Joshi, M,
Anzala, O.
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To determine the prevalence of HCV and HCV/HIV co-infection among medical in-patients at the Kenyatta National Hospital.
DESIGN:Prospective cross-sectional descriptive study.
SETTING:
Kenyatta National Hospital, a tertiary referral and teaching hospital, in-patient department
SUBJECTS:HIV/AIDS and HIV negative in-patients at KNH medical wards.
RESULTS:Among 458 HIV/AIDS medical in-patients, the prevalence of HCV was 3.7% while in the 518 HIV negative patients, it was 4.4%. The prevalence of co-infection with HCV and HIV was 3.7%. The incidence of risk factors in persons with HCV and/or HIV infection(s) was low.
CONCLUSION:This study found the prevalence of HCV infection among medical in-patients to be similar in HIV positive and HIV negative group of patients. The co-infection rates were low, as were the risk factors for transmission of these infections.
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http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/17015http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16122083
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East Afr Med J. 2005 Apr;82(4):170-2Publisher
Department of Internal Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairob
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