01478naa a2200181 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001910000110006024500620007126000090013350000200014252009710016265300200113365300160115365300150116965300170118477300950120110783512011-07-15       2008    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d1 aEpagri  aDetection of hepatitis C virus in a population of adults.  c2008  aISSN, 0104-1169  aThe objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of Hepatitis C virus (HCV) in adults from Criciuma-SC and to search factors associated with the viral transmission. Methods: During a health campaign, a questionnaire about factors associated to HCV transmission and tests to detect HCV were applied. A representative sample of the population was considered with 300 voluntaries. Fisher?s Exact test, Mann-Whitney and Kappa tests were performed (p values &lt 0.05 were considered significant). Results: HCV was detected in 7/ 457 (1.53 %) voluntaries. Subjects with positive HCV had a mean of 5.7 (+/- 4.1 SD) sexual partners in the last 10 years, which was significantly higher than those with negative anti-HCV (mean sexual partners 2 +/- 2.5 SD) (p= 0.01). Conclusion: The prevalence of HCV in a voluntary population of adults from Criciuma-SC was high and there was significant association between positive anti-HCV and higher number of sexual partners.  aEexual partners  aHepatitis C  aPrevalence  aRisk factors  tRevista Latino Americana de Enfermagem, Ribeir??o Preto, SPgv. 16, n. , p. 396-400, 2008.