Prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection among prisoners in Iran: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Background Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is one of the major public health problems both in developed and developing countries. Prison represents a high-risk environment for prisoners, in that it is characterized by high-risk behaviors such as injecting drug use (IDU), tattooing, unprotected sexu...

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Published in:Harm Reduction Journal
Main Authors: Masoud Behzadifar, Hasan Abolghasem Gorji, Aziz Rezapour, Nicola Luigi Bragazzi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Subjects:
Hepatitis C virus
Prevalence
Prisoners
Iran
Meta-analysis
Systematic review
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12954-018-0231-0

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