PMID- 15332269 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20041028 LR - 20061115 IS - 0146-6615 (Print) IS - 0146-6615 (Linking) VI - 74 IP - 2 DP - 2004 Oct TI - Role of beauty treatment in the spread of parenterally transmitted hepatitis viruses in Italy. PG - 216-20 AB - The aims of the study were to evaluate the role of beauty treatments in the spread of acute viral hepatitis B (HBV) and acute viral hepatitis C (HCV) in Italy. Data from the surveillance system for acute viral hepatitis (SEIEVA) during the period 1997-2002 were used. After exclusion of subjects <15 years or >55 years old and reporting intravenous drug use or blood transfusion, the association of acute HBV and HCV cases with beauty treatments (tattooing, piercing, manicure/chiropody, and barber shop shaving) was estimated comparing 2,964 hepatitis B and 598 hepatitis C cases with 7,221 hepatitis A cases, used as controls, by multiple logistic regression analysis. The population attributable risk (PAR) to beauty treatments was estimated according to Levin's formula. Beauty treatments were associated with acute HBV (OR = 1.8; CI 95% = 1.5-2.1) and acute HCV (OR = 1.7; CI 95% = 1.2-2.3). The strongest association was found with barber shop shaving for HBV (OR = 1.8; CI 95% = 1.5-2.2) and with tattooing for HCV cases (OR = 5.6; CI 95% = 2.8-11.0). The estimates of the population attributable risk (PAR) indicate that nearly 15% of all acute HBV (17.4% in males) and 11.5% of all acute HCV cases (16.4% in males) occurring in 15-55 year old subjects not exposed to intravenous drugs or blood transfusion in Italy are due to beauty treatments. It is concluded that certain beauty treatments play an important role in the spread of HBV and HCV infections in Italy. FAU - Mariano, Andrea AU - Mariano A AD - Laboratory of Epidemiology, Istituto Superiore di Sanita, Rome, Italy. FAU - Mele, Alfonso AU - Mele A FAU - Tosti, Maria Elena AU - Tosti ME FAU - Parlato, Antonino AU - Parlato A FAU - Gallo, Giovanni AU - Gallo G FAU - Ragni, Pietro AU - Ragni P FAU - Zotti, Carla AU - Zotti C FAU - Lopalco, Pierluigi AU - Lopalco P FAU - Pompa, Maria Grazia AU - Pompa MG FAU - Graziani, Grazia AU - Graziani G FAU - Stroffolini, Tommaso AU - Stroffolini T LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - United States TA - J Med Virol JT - Journal of medical virology JID - 7705876 SB - IM MH - Adolescent MH - Adult MH - *Barbering MH - *Beauty Culture MH - Female MH - Hepatitis B/epidemiology/*transmission MH - Hepatitis C/epidemiology/*transmission MH - Humans MH - Italy/epidemiology MH - Male MH - Middle Aged MH - Tattooing/*adverse effects EDAT- 2004/08/28 05:00 MHDA- 2004/10/29 09:00 CRDT- 2004/08/28 05:00 PHST- 2004/08/28 05:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2004/10/29 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2004/08/28 05:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1002/jmv.20182 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Med Virol. 2004 Oct;74(2):216-20. doi: 10.1002/jmv.20182.