Risk factors for hepatitis C infection among adult patients in Kedah state, Malaysia: A case-control study.

ABSTRACT: Hepatitis C infection is a global public health problem. This study was designed to identify the risk factors associated with hepatitis C infection among adult patients in Kedah state, Malaysia. A matched, hospital-based, case-control study was conducted at a tertiary hospital. Cases were adult (aged ≥ 18 years) patients with positive serology test results for hepatitis C virus antibody and detectable hepatitis C virus RNA from January 2015 to December 2018, and controls were age-, sex- and ethnicity-matched patients who were not infected with hepatitis C virus. Self-administered questionnaires were used to collect data on demographic characteristics and previous exposure to selected risk factors among the study participants. Associations between hepatitis C and demographic and risk factor

SUBMITTER: Mohd Suan MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6818779 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature