Hepatitis C virus seroprevalence among people who inject drugs and factors associated with infection in eight Russian cities
Heimer R, Eritsyan K, Barbour R, Levina OS. Hepatitis C virus seroprevalence among people who inject drugs and factors associated with infection in eight Russian cities. BMC Infectious Diseases 2014, 14: s12. PMID: 25253447, PMCID: PMC4178532, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-14-s6-s12.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatitis C virusRespondent-driven samplingHIV-1Hepatitis C virus (HCV) seroprevalencePositive HCV serostatusInjection drug useLarger social network sizeHarm reduction programsHCV-positive serostatusBetter prevention programsHCV prevalenceHCV serostatusHCV epidemicMean ageC virusInjection paraphernaliaVirus seroprevalenceSerological testingRisk populationsBlood specimensCity-level factorsPWIDDrug usePrevention programsLonger duration