October 23, 2001Journal of Medical Virology

Community‐based seroepidemiological survey of HCV infection in Catalonia, Spain

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Population

2,142 subjects aged between 5 and 70 years, selected at random from urban and rural habitats in Catalonia…

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

ÁDÁngela Domı́nguezCentro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública MBMiquel BrugueraUniversity of Rome Tor Vergata JVJosép VidalInstituto de Salud Carlos III

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Implication

May inform targeted HCV screening in Catalonia; leaves open generalizability of risks beyond this cross-sectional sample.

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Population

2,142 subjects aged between 5 and 70 years, selected at random from urban and rural habitats in Catalonia, Spain

Outcome

Prevalence of antibodies against the hepatitis C virus (anti-HCV) and associated risk factors

HCV infection in Catalonia, Spain, has a prevalence of 2.5%, primarily affecting older individuals and associated with tattoos, transfusions, and IV drug use.

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Domı́nguez et al. (2001) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7f3224b1a7ff7f700dfd7c https://doi.org/10.1002/jmv.2091

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Community‐based seroepidemiological survey of HCV infection in Catalonia, Spain

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Community‐based seroepidemiological survey of HCV infection in Catalonia, Spain

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

Structured PICO

Cite This Study

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