title: [Epidemiological characteristic of viral hepatitis C in large industrial city settings].
abstract: Prevalence of hepatitis C between different groups of population of Irkutsk is described and leading role (73.3%) of injection drug use as a risk factor has been shown. It has been established that persons with alcoholism and unemployed persons are additional groups of risk of HCV-infection.
authors.forename: E D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Savilov
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Mal'tsev
mesh_terms: D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012800:Siberia / Q000453:epidemiology; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous; D014478:Unemployment; D014505:Urban Population