2017-02-162017-02-162004MONTEIRO, Maria Rita de Cassia Costa et al. Hepatite C: prevalência e fatores de risco entre portadores do VIH/SIDA em Belém, Pará, na Amazônia brasileira. Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, Uberaba, v. 37, supl. 2, p. 40-46, 2004. Disponível em: <http://www.scielo.br/pdf/rsbmt/v37s2/v37s2a06.pdf>. Acesso em: 16 fev. 2017. <http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0037-86822004000700006>.0037-8682https://repositorio.ufpa.br/handle/2011/7718The objective of this investigation was to study the prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection and to identify possible risk factors for its transmission, in 406 adult patients with HIV/Aids who attended at public health services, in Belém city, Pará, Brazil. The anti-HCV was performed by third generation immunoenzymatic technique, and the HCV RNA by polymerase chain reaction. The overall prevalence of hepatitis C virus was 16% (CI: 12.4 - 19.6). Multivariate analysis showed association between virus C infection and age, with significant risk in the group about fifty years old or more (OR=9.75), blood transfusion (OR=4.74) and use of injecting drugs (OR=149.28). The hepatitis C virus infection was detected in 83.7% of intravenous drug users and 22.1% of transfused patients. These data indicate the efficient transmission of the virus through the percutaneous exposition and reaffirm the high risk to hepatitis C among injectable illicit drug user.Acesso AbertoHepatite CHIV (Vírus)EpidemiologiaPrevalênciaAmazônia brasileiraPará - EstadoArtigo de Periódico