Hepatitis C virus

Introduction : The hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a public health concern that impacts both developing and developed countries alike. The World Health Organization estimates that currently 130-150 million people worldwide are chronically infected; Egypt has the highest prevalence in…

Background: Injecting drug use is the primary mode of HIV infection in Central Asia. Currently, access to and provision of harm reduction services to IDUs in Afghanistan is limited, warranting the characterization of the injecting drug users (IDUs) population in the country. Met…

Egypt is highly endemic for viral hepatitis C and E (HCV and HEV). The main objective of this prospective study was to examine the Epidemiology of HCV and HEV in women of child-bearing years and their children in rural Egypt. The specific aims were: (1) to quantify incidence and…

Objective. Little is known about the association of drug use behaviors and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and HIV and the factors associated with the transition from non-injection to injection drug use in Pakistan. The main aims of this dissertation research were to: (1) iden…