Clin Infect Dis. 2003 Aug 15;37(4):514-20. Epub 2003 Jul 29.

Association of hepatitis C virus infection with sexual exposure in southern India.

Marx MA, Murugavel KG, Tarwater PM, SriKrishnan AK, Thomas DL, Solomon S, Celentano DD.

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Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA. mmarx@health.nyc.gov

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To determine the association between sexual exposure and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in urban Chennai, India, a random sample of adults who live in a slum community completed interviews and provided samples to test for HCV, herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2), and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). All analyses excluded recent and current injection drug users. HCV infection was not associated with the reported number of sex partners for men or women. Women were more likely to be HCV infected if they reported previous genital ulcer disease (adjusted odds ratio [AOR], 3.88; 95% confidence interval [95% CI], 0.94-16.0; marginally statistically significant). Men were more likely to be HCV infected if they were HSV-2 infected (AOR, 3.85; 95% CI, 1.18-12.6) or reported having had sex with men (AOR, 3.61; 95% CI, 1.00-13.1). Sexual transmission of HCV infection may be facilitated by ulcerative STIs and male-male sexual practices, but it appears to occur infrequently in this population.

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