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Vaccinated individual with Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B had significant association with PCR positivity in screening positive Hepatitis C patient (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.05). IV drug users and patient having multiple sex partners have significant association with PCR positivity among screening positive Hepatitis C patients (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.05).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Due to the lack of an effective vaccine and the increased risk of serious complications, it is important to focus on prevention and early detection of HCV.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.4103\/jfmpc.jfmpc_1794_23","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,5,23]],"date-time":"2024-05-23T06:11:08Z","timestamp":1716444668000},"page":"2060-2065","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Socio-demographic association with confirmed hepatitis C virus infection: A cross-sectional analysis from a teaching institute"],"prefix":"10.4103","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Mithu","family":"Medhi","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Microbiology, Kokrajhar Medical College, Rangalikhata, Assam, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Aparna","family":"Sonowal","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Microbiology, Assam Medical College, Dibrugarh, Assam, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Pranjal","family":"Sonowal","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department Community Medicine, Lakhimpur Medical College, Chowkham, Assam, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Bhaskar Jyoti","family":"Neog","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Microbiology, Tinsukia Medical College, Luhari Bongali Gaon, Assam, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Chimanjita","family":"Phukan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Microbiology, Assam Medical College, Dibrugarh, Assam, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"276","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,5,24]]},"reference":[{"key":"R1-20240828","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"558","DOI":"10.1016\/S1473-3099(05)70216-4","article-title":"Global epidemiology of hepatitis C virus infection","volume":"5","author":"Shepard","year":"2005","journal-title":"Lancet Infect Dis"},{"key":"R2-20240828","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"667","DOI":"10.1097\/00042737-200012060-00017","article-title":"Epidemiology of hepatitis C virus infection in seven European Union countries:A critical analysis of the literature. 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