Seroprevalence and risk factors associated with hepatitis C: a cross-sectional study of persons who inject drugs in Puerto Rico, 2018.

Background: People Who Inject Drugs (PWID) are at a higher risk of acquiring bloodborne infections. We aimed to estimate the seroprevalence of the Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) in PWID and identify correlates and risk factors using data from the Puerto Rico National HIV Behavioral Surveillance System, PWID cycle 5, conducted in 2018.

Methods: A total of 502 San Juan Metropolitan Statistical Area participants were recruited through the Respondent Driven Sampling method.

Binge drinking as a risk factor for violence among secondary school students in a nationally representative sample in Puerto Rico.

Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the association between binge drinking and violence in a representative sample of secondary-school students in Puerto Rico.

Methods: Consulta Juvenil VII (a biennial survey of school-aged youths in Puerto Rico) has a representative sample of adolescent students in Puerto Rico. A multi-stage stratified cluster sampling design was used.