Risk Factors and Associations for Hepatitis C Infection among Hispanic/Latino Intravenous Drug Users in Miami-Dade County, Florida

Labour productivity losses caused by premature death associated with hepatitis C in Spain

“…A second limitation that should be pointed out is the fact that we have used the wages and employment rates in the general population (except for HIV/HCV). Although some studies did not detect a lower employment rate in some communities with HCV infection 61 , it could be argued that IDU is the predominant route of transmission in some countries, and consequently, the employment rate of populations infected by IDU might be lower than the employment rate of the general population. Nevertheless, blood transfusions, intravenous drug use and hospitalizations have been associated independently with HCV infection in Spain 62 , and no evidence on the mode of infection could be identified in nearly 40% of HCV 63 .…”