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HIV, Hepatitis C, and Hepatitis B infections and associated risk behavior in injection drug users, Kabul, Afghanistan.(RESEARCH)

From: Emerging Infectious Diseases  |  Date: 9/1/2007  |  Author: Abed, Abdullah M.S.; Botros, Boulos A.; Earhart, Kenneth C.; Safi, Naqibullah; Scott, Paul T.; Strathdee, Steffanie A.; Todd, Catherine S.

Limited prevalence data for HIV, hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), and hepatitis C virus (HCV) exist for Afghanistan. We studied a cross-sectional sample of adult injection drug users (IDUs) in Kabul, Afghanistan, from June 2005 through June 2006. Study participants completed interviewer-administered questionnaires and underwent testing for HIV, antibody to HCV, and HBsAg. Overall prevalences of HIV, HCV, and HBsAg were 3.0% (95% confidence interval [CI] 1.7%-5.1%), 36.6% (95% CI ...

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