Hepatitis C virus among self declared non-injecting sexual partners of injecting drug users.
Abstract
While much is known about hepatitis C virus (HCV) among injecting drug users (IDUs), there is scant information about the risk of HCV infection to non-injecting sexual partners of injecting drug users; it is possible that such individuals may have a greater risk of acquiring HCV than any other group barring injecting drug users. This study examines the prevalence of HCV among a population of non-injecting sexual partners of injecting drug users. Unlinked anonymous testing for anti-HCV of residual sera stored following the named HIV testing of specimens originally from persons who had indicated to their attending clinicians that they were non-injecting sexual partners of injecting drug users. The prevalence of anti-HCV among the sexual partners was 4.1% (25/611) overall, 6.4% (13/202) among heterosexual male and 3.0% (12/397) among the heterosexual female partners. None of the homosexual/bisexual partners were HCV antibody positive (0/12). Although we cannot be sure how non-injecting partners of injecting drug users acquire their HCV infection, having a relationship with someone who injects drugs may place an individual at appreciable risk of being infected; such individuals should consider being tested for HCV.
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Risk of HCV infection increases commensurate with increasing numbers of sex partners among heterosexual persons and MSM with HIV infection, especially if their partners are also coinfected with HIV.
“Certain studies have revealed that risk increases commensurate with increasing numbers of sex partners among heterosexual persons (1337,1338,1351–1353) and MSM with HIV infection (1349,1354–1357), especially if their partners are also coinfected with HIV (237,1340,1354–1356,1358).”
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- Authors
- Roy, K. M., Goldberg, D. J., Hutchinson, S., Cameron, S. O., Wilson, K., & MacDonald, L.
- Affiliations
- National Health Service (GB)
- University of Glasgow (GB)
- Gartnavel General Hospital (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Roy, K.M.
- Venue
- Journal of Medical Virology
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2004-07-13
- Volume
- 74
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 62-66
- ISSN
- 0146-6615 (ISSN-L)
- 1096-9071
- OpenAlex
- W2060703137
- Cited by
- 21
- References
- 15
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2016: 3 · 2013: 2 · 2012: 2
- FWCI
- 0.67
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Medical Virology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Hepatology › Hepatitis C virus research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies
- Keywords
- hepatitis C virus, people who inject drugs, sexual partners, HCV prevalence, anti-HCV antibodies, heterosexual transmission, HCV screening, HIV testing
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Hepatitis C, Homosexuality, Humans, Male, Risk Factors, Sexual Partners, Substance Abuse, Intravenous, Seroepidemiologic Studies, Hepacivirus, Hepatitis C Antibodies, Heterosexuality, Anonymous Testing
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