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Niriella, M.A. |
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Hapangama, A. |
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dc.contributor.author |
Luke, H.P.D.P. |
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Pathmeswaran, A. |
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Kuruppuarachchi, K.A.L.A. |
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dc.contributor.author |
de Silva, H.J. |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2015-06-04T10:08:19Z |
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dc.date.available |
2015-06-04T10:08:19Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2015 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
The .Ceylon Medical Journal. 2015; 60(1) : pp.18-20 |
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dc.identifier.issn |
2386-1274(electronic) |
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dc.identifier.issn |
0009-0875 (Print) |
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http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/8008 |
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dc.description |
Indexed in MEDLINE |
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dc.description.abstract |
INTRODUCTION: Prisoners are considered to be at high risk for Hepatitis B (HBV) and Hepatitis C (HCV) virus infections. This is attributed to intravenous drug use and high-risk sexual behaviour. There are no published studies on HBV and HCV among prison inmates or injecting drug users in Sri Lanka. OBJECTIVES: To determine prevalence of HBV and HCV infections, and their relationship to injectable drug use among Sri Lankan prisoners. METHODS: We investigated 393 (median age 42 years (range 16 to 93); 82% males) randomly selected inmates of Mahara and Welikada prisons. RESULTS: Though 167 (42.5%) admitted drug abuse, only 17 (4.3%) had ever used intravenous drugs. Twelve (70.6%) of them reported sharing needles. One inmate was positive for HBsAg but was negative for HBV-DNA. Twenty seven (6.9%) were positive for anti-HCV antibodies, of whom only 2 (0.5%) were positive for HCV-RNA. None of the injecting drug users were positive for HBV-DNA or HCV-RNA. CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of HBV and HCV infections as well as injecting drug use was very low among this cohort of Sri Lankan prisoninmates |
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dc.publisher |
Sri Lanka Medical Association |
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dc.subject |
Hepatitis B |
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Hepatitis C |
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Prevalence |
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Sexual Behavior |
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Substance Abuse, Intravenous |
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dc.subject |
Prisoners |
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Cohort Studies |
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dc.title |
Prevalence of hepatitis B and hepatitis C infections and their relationship to injectable drug use in a cohort of Sri Lankan prison inmates |
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dc.type |
Article |
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dc.identifier.department |
Medicine |
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dc.identifier.department |
Psychiatry |
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dc.identifier.department |
Public Health |
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