학술논문
Treating Hepatitis C in Individuals With Previous Incarceration: The Veterans Health Administration, 2012–2019.
Document Type
Article
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Subject
*HEPATITIS C prevention
*HEALTH services accessibility
*PRISONERS
*HEPATITIS C
*PUBLIC health
*MEDICAL care of veterans
*HEALTH promotion
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ISSN
0090-0036
Abstract
To determine whether the Veterans Health Administration's (VHA) hepatitis C (HCV) treatment campaign reached marginalized populations, we compared HCV care by previous incarceration status with Veterans Aging Cohort Study data. Of those with and those without previous incarceration, respectively, 40% and 21% had detectable HCV, 59% and 65% underwent treatment (P =.07); 92% and 94% of those who completed treatment achieved sustained virologic response. The VHA HCV treatment effort was successful and other systems should replicate those efforts. (Am J Public Health. 2023;113(2):162–165. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2022.307152) [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]