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Personality dysfunction in opiate addicts on opioid substitution treatment and the risk of HCV infection.
Front Public Health
September 2022
Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka and Teaching Institute of Public Health, Rijeka, Croatia.
Background: Impulsivity, affective instability, and neglect of oneself and other people's safety as symptoms of personality dysfunction are associated with risky behaviors regarding the transmission of infectious diseases either sexually or by intravenous drug abuse.
Objective: The aim of this study was to analyze the association between hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and personality dysfunction in opiate addicts on opioid substitution treatment.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional, observational investigation of patients over 18 years of age who were actively participating in opioid substitution treatment at five centers in Bosnia and Herzegovina.