title: Prevalence of HCV and HCV/HIV co-infection among in-patients at the Kenyatta National Hospital.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the prevalence of HCV and HCV/HIV co-infection among medical in-patients at the Kenyatta National Hospital.
  
  
  METHODS
  Prospective cross-sectional descriptive study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Kenyatta National Hospital, a tertiary referral and teaching hospital, in-patient department
  
  
  METHODS
  HIV/AIDS and HIV negative in-patients at KNH medical wards.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Among 458 HIV/AIDS medical in-patients, the prevalence of HCV was 3.7% while in the 518 HIV negative patients, it was 4.4%. The prevalence of co-infection with HCV and HIV was 3.7%. The incidence of risk factors in persons with HCV and/or HIV infection(s) was low.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study found the prevalence of HCV infection among medical in-patients to be similar in HIV positive and HIV negative group of patients. The co-infection rates were low, as were the risk factors for transmission of these infections.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, P.O. Box 19676, Nairobi, Kenya.
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Karuru
authors.forename: G N
authors.initials: GN
authors.lastname: Lule
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Joshi
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Anzala
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001782:Blood Donors; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D037001:Directive Counseling; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006779:Hospitals, Public; D006801:Humans; D007630:Kenya; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D011446:Prospective Studies; D017678:Sex Distribution