FREQUENCY OF HBV, HCV, AND HIV AMONG INJECTION DRUG USERS (IDUS), AND CO-RELATION WITH SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS, TYPE USE AND DURATION OF SUBSTANCE USE.

摘要

Psychoactive drug use is a continual and chronic psychological and physicaldisease that is characterized by persistent substance use, regardless of detrimental results.Hepatitis B, C and HIV infections constitute serious healthcare issues worldwide. To determinethe frequency of HBV, HCV, and HIV among Injection Drug Users (IDUs), visiting a tertiary carecentre at Karachi, Pakistan, co-relation with socioeconomic status, type of substance useand duration of substance use. Study Design: A descriptive cross-sectional study. Setting:Psychiatry Outpatient Department (OPD), Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences,JPMC, Karachi. Period: 5th Aug 2016 to 5th Feb 2017. Material and Methods: Total 280 casesof both genders having Injection Drug Use history were enrolled in the study. Non-probability(consecutive) sampling was done. The data was analysed on SPSS version 20.0. Results: Theaverage age of patients was 32.26 ±9.83 years. Majority 256 (91.4%) were male. Out of 280,142 (50.7%) were married, 108 (38.6%) were single, 20 (7.1%) were widow and 10 (3.6%) weredivorced/separated. Most of patients belonged to lower socioeconomic class. Opioids werethe most common substance used and most of patients were using substance for more than 2years. Majority of patients were preliterate or educated till primary and were jobless. HCV waspredominantly present followed by HBV, HIV as 47 (16.8%), 22 (7.9%) and 9 (3.2%) respectively.Conclusion: Frequency of infections with HBV, HCV and HIV is quite high and alarming.