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J Korean Med Sci ; 38(48): e357, 2023 Dec 11.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38084024

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BACKGROUND: Limited data are available on hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in persons who inject drugs (PWID) in South Korea. The present study aimed to investigate the seroprevalence of HCV antibodies, risk factors for HCV seropositivity, and HCV treatment status in PWID between January 2012 and May 2022. METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 418 drug users who underwent HCV antibody testing in three hospitals caring for 90% of known PWID in South Korea, of whom 373 were PWID. RESULTS: The HCV seroprevalence was 39.7% (148/373) in PWID vs. 6.7% (3/45) in non-injection drug users (P < 0.001). Age ≥ 40 years, hospital type (58.2% in the prison hospital vs. 34.0% in the private hospital), and enrollment year (68.2% in 2012-2014 vs. 30.0% in 2021-2022) were independently associated with HCV seropositivity. Among the HCV-seropositive PWID, 90.5% (134/148) were diagnosed with HCV infection; however, only 6.8% (10/148) received HCV treatment. The hepatitis B virus surface antigen and human immunodeficiency virus antibody positivity were 4.0% (14/352) and 1.9% (6/317) in tested PWID, respectively. CONCLUSION: The HCV seroprevalence in PWID was 39.7% with a very low treatment rate, which prompts active measures to test and treat PWID for HCV infection in South Korea.


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Usuários de Drogas , Hepatite C , Abuso de Substâncias por Via Intravenosa , Humanos , Adulto , Hepacivirus , Estudos Retrospectivos , Abuso de Substâncias por Via Intravenosa/complicações , Estudos Soroepidemiológicos , Hepatite C/diagnóstico , Hepatite C/epidemiologia , Hepatite C/tratamento farmacológico , República da Coreia/epidemiologia , Prevalência
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J Korean Med Sci ; 36(47): e324, 2021 Dec 06.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34873887

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BACKGROUND: Frontline healthcare workers responding to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) inevitably face tremendous psychological burden. Thus, the present study aimed to identify the psychological impact and the factors contributing to the likely increase in emotional distress of healthcare workers. METHODS: The participants include a total of 99 healthcare workers at Bugok National Hospital. Psychometric scales were used to assess emotional distress (12-item General Health Questionnaire; GHQ-12), depression symptoms (Patient Health Questionnaire-9; PHQ-9), and post-traumatic stress disorder-related symptoms (Impact of Events Scale-Revised; IES-R). A supplementary questionnaire was administered to investigate the experience of healthcare workers exposed to COVID-19-infected patients. Based on the results of GHQ-12 survey, participants were categorized into two groups: distress and non-distress. All the assessed scores were compared between the two groups. A logistic regression model was constructed to identify factors associated with emotional distress. RESULTS: Emotional distress was reported by 45.3% (n = 45) of all participants. The emotionally distressed group was more likely to be female, manage close contacts, have higher scores on PHQ-9 and IES-R, feel increased professional risk, and report that proper infection control training was not provided. Female gender, managing close contacts, higher scores on PHQ-9, and a feeling that proper infection control training was not provided were associated with emotional distress in logistic regression. CONCLUSION: Frontline healthcare workers face tremendous psychological burden during the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, appropriate psychological interventions should be provided to the HCWs engaged in the management of COVID-19-infected patients.


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Ansiedade/epidemiologia , COVID-19/epidemiologia , COVID-19/psicologia , Depressão/epidemiologia , Pessoal de Saúde/psicologia , Estresse Ocupacional/epidemiologia , Transtornos de Estresse Pós-Traumáticos/epidemiologia , Adulto , Controle de Doenças Transmissíveis , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Saúde Mental , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Questionário de Saúde do Paciente , Angústia Psicológica , Psicometria , Análise de Regressão , República da Coreia/epidemiologia , Risco , SARS-CoV-2
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