Treating Hepatitis C in Individuals With Previous Incarceration: The Veterans Health Administration, 2012-2019.
retrospective_cohort · Level III
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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 (<i>P</i> = .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. (<i>Am J Public Health.</i> 2023;113(2):162-165. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2022.307152).
Medical subject headings
- Hepatitis C
- Veterans