Demographic characteristics and intravenous drug use among hepatitis C patients in the Kota Setar district, Kedah, Malaysia

Demographic characteristics and intravenous drug use among hepatitis C patients in the Kota Setar district, Kedah, Malaysia

OBJECTIVES This study explored the demographic characteristics of hepatitis C patients in the Kota Setar (KS) district, Kedah, Malaysia, the prevalence of intravenous drug use (IVDU) as a risk factor among these patients, and the associations between IVDU and demographic characteristics. METHODS Retrospective data pertaining to 713 patients from January 2009 to December 2013 were retrieved fr...

Prevalence of hepatitis C, hepatitis B, and HIV infection among hemodialysis patients in Jenin District (Palestine)

Background and Aims: End-stage renal disease patients treated by hemodialysis (HD) are more susceptible for infection by viral hepatitis and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections. Infection by these viruses is promoted by the characteristic immunological dysfunction that develops in renal failure and interferes with the patient's ability to eliminate these viruses. Prevalence of these v...

Insulin therapy refusal among type II diabetes mellitus patients in Kubang Pasu district, Kedah, Malaysia

224 1Clinical Research Centre of Kedah, 2Air Hitam Health Clinic, 3Tunjang Health Clinic, Kedah, Malaysia Correspondence: Dr Tan Wei Leong, Medical Officer, Clinical Research Centre, Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital, KM 6, Jalan Langgar, 05460, Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia. [email protected] INTRODUCTION The prevalence of diabetes mellitus in Malaysia has been increasing. According to the 2011 Nation...

intravenous drug use and hepatitis c virus in iran

Intravenous Drug Use and Hepatitis C Virus in Iran

1 Department of Internal Medicine, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, Imam Reza Hospital, Kermanshah, IR Iran 2 Department of Gastroenterology, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, IR Iran 3 Baqiyatallah Research Center for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran Hepat Mon.2012: 9-10. DOI: 10.5812/...