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<Journal>
<PublisherName></PublisherName>
<JournalTitle>International Journal of Preventive Medicine</JournalTitle>
<Issn>2008-7802</Issn>
<Volume>3</Volume>
<Issue>3(S)</Issue>
<PubDate>
<Year>2012</Year>
<Month>03</Month>
<Day>10</Day>
</PubDate>
</Journal>
<ArticleTitle>Hepatitis C virus infection in patients with hemophilia in Isfahan, Iran</ArticleTitle>
<FirstPage>539</FirstPage>
<LastPage>539</LastPage>
<Language>EN</Language>
<AuthorList>
<Author>
<FirstName>Mohammad reza</FirstName>
<LastName>Yazdani</LastName>
</Author>
<Author>
<FirstName>Nazila</FirstName>
<LastName>Kassaian</LastName>
</Author>
<Author>
<FirstName>Behrooz</FirstName>
<LastName>Ataei</LastName>
</Author>
<Author>
<FirstName>Zary</FirstName>
<LastName>Nokhodian</LastName>
</Author>
<Author>
<FirstName>Peyman</FirstName>
<LastName>Adibi</LastName>
<Affiliation>Associate Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, Integrative Functional Gastroenterology Research center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. Adibi@med.mui.ac.ir</Affiliation>
</Author>
</AuthorList>
<History>
<PubDate>
<Year>2012</Year>
<Month>03</Month>
<Day>10</Day>
</PubDate>
</History>
<Abstract>Background: Patients with hereditary bleeding disorders are at risk of viral infection such as hepatitis C due to frequent transfusion of blood and blood products. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of hepatitis C and associated risk factors in hemophilic patients in Isfahan, the second big province in Iran.Methods: In a descriptive study, patients with hemophilia in Isfahan province were enrolled. A questionnaire, including demographic and risk factors of hepatitis C was completed through a structured interview with closed questions by a trained interviewer for each patient and HCV-Ab test results were extracted from patient records. Finding: In this study, 232 of 350 patients with hemophilia A and B (66%) were positive for hepatitis C. Based on Multivariate Logistic Regression model, no independent risk factor was found. Conclusion: Prevalence of hepatitis C in patients with haemophilia A and B in Isfahan is high. Since no independent risk factor for hepatitis C disease was found in this high risk group, it can be concluded that multitransfusion is the only predictor for hepatitis C. Keywords: Hemophilia, Hepatitis C, risk factors</Abstract>
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