Sero-Prevalence of Bloodborne Tumor Viruses (HCV, HBV, HTLV-I and KSHV Infections) and Related Risk Factors among Prisoners in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran, in 2008
| Author | Mohammad Khajedaluee | en |
| Author | Ali Babaei | en |
| Author | Rosita Vakili | en |
| Author | Narges Valizade | en |
| Author | Fateme Homaei Shandiz | en |
| Author | Seyed Moayed Alavian | en |
| Author | Mohsen Seyed Nozadi | en |
| Author | Seyed Mohammad Jazayeri | en |
| Author | Tahereh Hassannia | en |
| Orcid | Tahereh Hassannia [0000-0001-5815-0667] | en |
| Issued Date | 2016-12-01 | en |
| Abstract | Background: Prisoners are at high risk of blood borne and sexually transmitted infections due to their high involvement in risky behaviors. In this descriptive/cross-sectional study, the prevalence, sero-prevalence, and risk factors for bloodborne tumor viruses including HTLV-I, HBV, HCV, and KSHV were evaluated among inmates of two central prisons in the northeast of Iran. Methods: Blood samples of 1114 inmates were analyzed for the presence of anti HTLV-I, KSHV, and HCV antibodies and HBsAg by ELISA. PCR tests were performed to confirm the presence of these viruses in plasma and identify the current infections. Results: The sero-prevalence of HCV, HBV, HTLV-I, and KSHV was 24.5%, 4.2%, 3.4%, and 3.2% and the prevalence of HCV, HBV, HTLV-I, and KSHV was 19.1%, 2.1%, 2%, and 3%, respectively. HCV infection was significantly associated with history of imprisonment, tobacco consumption, alcohol consumption, intravenous drug use, length of imprisonment, and type of crime committed. Thirty one (2.8%) prisoners had HCV-KSHV co-infection, 16 (1.5%) had HCV-HTLV-I co-infection, and 14 (1.3%) had HBV-HCV co-infection. Triple co-infection was observed in seven cases and one case had four infections concomitantly. Conclusions: This epidemiological study indicated different rates and transmission risks for these viruses. HCV was the most contagious viral infection and HTLV-I was the weakest in the prisoners. Apart from KSHV infection which its prevalence was as twice as in the general population, the prevalence of HBV and HTLV-I in prisoners was nearly in ranges of the general population. | en |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5812/hepatmon.31541 | en |
| Keyword | Epidemiology | en |
| Keyword | Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) | en |
| Keyword | Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) | en |
| Keyword | Human T-Cell Leukemia Virus Type I (HTLV-I) | en |
| Keyword | Kaposi’s Sarcoma-Associated Herpes Virus (KSHV) | en |
| Keyword | Prison | en |
| Publisher | Brieflands | en |
| Title | Sero-Prevalence of Bloodborne Tumor Viruses (HCV, HBV, HTLV-I and KSHV Infections) and Related Risk Factors among Prisoners in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran, in 2008 | en |
| Type | Research Article | en |
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