Association between non-injection drug use and hepatitis C infection among HIV-negative men who have sex with men
Among MSM with non-injection drug use, the subgroup of individuals who were ≥ 42 years of age and used multiple drugs (including heroin, speedball, methamphetamine, crack cocaine, and marijuana) had a high probability of HCV infection. Public health and education programs, as well as drug treatment and rehabilitation programs, should be developed for this high-risk subgroup of individuals to prevent HCV acquisition and transmission.
Authors
- Christine Markham
- Kayo Fujimoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8445-2711)
- Alan G. Nyitray (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2020-9904)
- Charles Green (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2973-4625)
- Jing Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0976-6515)
- Lu-Yu Hwang
Institutions
- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (US)
- Medical College of Wisconsin (US)
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2024-09-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-024-09685-3
- Primary Topic
- Hepatitis C virus research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas
- University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
- National Institute on Drug Abuse