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Hepatitis C Virus Testing and Linkage to Care in North Carolina and South Carolina Jails, 2012-2014.
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- Hepatitis C prevalence in incarcerated settings between 2013-2021: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2022Pooled it
- Linkage to hepatitis C care after incarceration in jail: a prospective, single arm clinical trial.BMC infectious diseases · 2019Trial
- Rationale, design, and methodology of a randomized controlled trial evaluating the impact of peer-enhanced care coordination on linkage to HCV care among formerly incarcerated individuals.Contemporary clinical trials · 2025Article
- Advancing Hepatitis C Elimination through Opt-Out Universal Screening and Treatment in Carceral Settings, United States.Emerging infectious diseases · 2024Review
- A retrospective, descriptive study of hepatitis C testing, prevalence, and care continuum among adults on probation.Health & justice · 2022Article
- Hepatitis C Testing and Linkage to Care Among Adults on Probation in a Large US City.Open forum infectious diseases · 2022Article
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- Continuum of hepatitis C care cascade in prison and following release in the direct-acting antivirals era.Harm reduction journal · 2020Article
- Hepatitis C Virus Prevalence in 50 U.S. States and D.C. by Sex, Birth Cohort, and Race: 2013-2016.Hepatology communications · 2020Article
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- Hepatitis C Screening: Barriers to Linkage to Care.Journal of clinical and translational hepatology · 2019Article
- Reply.Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) · 2019Article
- Understanding how, why, for whom, and under what circumstances opt-out blood-borne virus testing programmes work to increase test engagement and uptake within prison: a rapid-realist review.BMC health services research · 2019Review
- Estimating Prevalence of Hepatitis C Virus Infection in the United States, 2013-2016.Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) · 2019Review
- Hepatitis C virus (HCV) care in Canadian correctional facilities: Where are we and where do we need to be?Canadian liver journal · 2019Review
- Previous incarceration impacts access to hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment among HIV-HCV co-infected patients in Canada.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2018Article
- The Burden of Untreated HCV Infection in Hospitalized Inmates: a Hospital Utilization and Cost Analysis.Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2018Article
- Human immunodeficiency virus and liver disease: A comprehensive update.Hepatology communications · 2017Article
- Hepatitis C Epidemiology in a Large Urban Jail: A Changing Demographic.Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974)Article
- Routine Screening and Linkage to Care for Hepatitis C Virus in an Urban Safety-Net Health System, 2017-2019.Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974)Article
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Abstract
objectiveWe evaluated a hepatitis C virus (HCV) testing and linkage-to-care post-release program among detainees of small- to medium-sized jails in North Carolina and South Carolina as part of the Hepatitis Testing and Linkage to Care initiative.
methodsAn HCV testing and linkage-to-care program was implemented in selected jails in North Carolina and South Carolina from December 2012 to March 2014. Health-care workers not affiliated with the jails conducted HCV antibody (anti-HCV) and HCV ribonucleic acid (RNA) testing and linkage-to-care activities. The North Carolina jail provided universal opt-out testing for HCV; South Carolina jails initially targeted high-risk individuals before expanding to routine testing.
resultsOf 669 detainees tested for HCV in North Carolina, 88 (13.2%) tested anti-HCV positive, of whom 81 (92.0%) received an HCV RNA test, 66 (81.5%) of whom tested HCV RNA positive (i.e., currently infected). Of the 66 detainees with current HCV infection, 18 were referred to HCV medical care post-release and 10 attended their first appointment. Of 224 detainees tested for HCV in South Carolina, 18 (8.0%) tested anti-HCV positive, of whom 13 received an HCV RNA test. Nine of 13 detainees tested HCV RNA positive, seven detainees were referred to post-release medical care, and two detainees attended their first appointment. Overall, 106 of 893 (11.9%) detainees were anti-HCV positive.
conclusionThis study demonstrated that HCV testing, identification of infection, and linkage to care are feasible among jail populations. The rate of anti-HCV positivity was lower than that found in national studies of incarcerated populations, suggesting that HCV infection prevalence in jails may vary across U.S. states or regions.
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