Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Ituku/Ozalla, PMB 01129 Enugu, Nigeria.
Gastroenterol Res Pract. 2011;2011:939673. doi: 10.1155/2011/939673. Epub 2011 Jul 13.
Aim. To determine the prevalence of anti-HCV and risk factors associated with HCV infection in Nigerians. Materials and Method. Patients attending a general outpatient clinic were administered a structured questionnaire on the risk factors for HCV infection. They were also tested for anti-HCV using a third generation enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Result. The seroprevalence of anti-HCV was 4.7%. Among the risk factors evaluated, none was found to be significantly associated with anti-HCV seropositivity. Conclusion. The risk factors associated with HCV infection in Nigerian patients are obscure. This warrants further studies on the epidemiology of this important cause of liver disease.
确定抗 HCV 在尼日利亚人群中的流行率和与 HCV 感染相关的危险因素。
对在综合门诊就诊的患者进行有关 HCV 感染危险因素的结构化问卷评估,并使用第三代酶联免疫吸附试验检测抗 HCV。
抗 HCV 的血清流行率为 4.7%。在所评估的危险因素中,没有发现与抗 HCV 血清阳性显著相关的因素。
在尼日利亚患者中,与 HCV 感染相关的危险因素尚不清楚。这需要进一步研究这种重要肝病病因的流行病学。