ArticleInternational journal of prisoner health2017
Universal opt-out screening for hepatitis C virus (HCV) within correctional facilities is an effective intervention to improve public health.
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- A multicentre interventional study to assess blood-borne viral infections in Belgian prisons.BMC infectious diseases · 2021Trial
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- Linkage to hepatitis C virus care in a binational cohort study of People who inject drugs on the U.S.-Mexico border.The International journal on drug policy · 2025Article
- Feasibility of a prison-based test-and-treat model for enhancing hepatitis C care in Kedah, Malaysia.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Outcomes of a tribal community program on hepatitis C, HIV, and syphilis screening, confirmation testing, and treatment initiation for an underserved population.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Prevalence of blood-borne virus infections and uptake of hepatitis C testing and treatment in Australian prisons: the AusHep study.The Lancet regional health. Western Pacific · 2024Article
- Assessing the Feasibility, Acceptability, and Effectiveness of a Pilot Hepatitis C Screening Program at Food Distribution Sites in Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma.Journal of community health · 2023Article
- Racial differences in testing for infectious diseases: An analysis of jail intake data.PloS one · 2023Article
- Heterogeneity in Jail Nursing Medical Intake Forms: A Content Analysis.Journal of correctional health care : the official journal of the National Commission on Correctional Health Care · 2021Article
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- Hepatitis C in the criminal justice system: opportunities for global action in the era of viral hepatitis elimination.BMC medicine · 2020Article
- A simple risk-based strategy for hepatitis C virus screening among incarcerated people in a low- to middle-income setting.Harm reduction journal · 2020Article
- Addressing Hepatitis C in the American Incarcerated Population: Strategies for Nationwide Elimination.Current HIV/AIDS reports · 2020Review
- High prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection and low level of awareness among people who recently started injecting drugs in a cross-sectional study in Germany, 2011-2014: missed opportunities for hepatitis C testing.Harm reduction journal · 2020Article
- Evaluating peer-supported screening as a hepatitis C case-finding model in prisoners.Harm reduction journal · 2019Observational
- The seroprevalence of untreated chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and associated risk factors in male Irish prisoners: a cross-sectional study, 2017.Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin · 2019Article
- Hepatitis C virus screening and treatment in Irish prisons from nurse managers' perspectives - a qualitative exploration.BMC nursing · 2019Article
- Hepatitis C virus screening and treatment in Irish prisons from a governor and prison officer perspective - a qualitative exploration.Health & justice · 2018Article
- Barriers and facilitators to hepatitis C (HCV) screening and treatment-a description of prisoners' perspective.Harm reduction journal · 2018Article
- Differences by sex in associations between injection drug risks and drug crime conviction among people who inject drugs in Almaty, Kazakhstan.The International journal on drug policy · 2018Article
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Abstract
Purpose Worldwide efforts to identify individuals infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) focus almost exclusively on community healthcare systems, thereby failing to reach high-risk populations and those with poor access to primary care. In the USA, community-based HCV testing policies and guidelines overlook correctional facilities, where HCV rates are believed to be as high as 40 percent. This is a missed opportunity: more than ten million Americans move through correctional facilities each year. Herein, the purpose of this paper is to examine HCV testing practices in the US correctional system, California and describe how universal opt-out HCV testing could expand early HCV detection, improve public health in correctional facilities and communities, and prove cost-effective over time. Design/methodology/approach A commentary on the value of standardizing screening programs across facilities by mandating all facilities (universal) to implement opt-out testing policies for all prisoners upon entry to the correctional facilities. Findings Current variability in facility-level testing programs results in inconsistent testing levels across correctional facilities, and therefore makes estimating the actual number of HCV-infected adults in the USA difficult. The authors argue that universal opt-out testing policies ensure earlier diagnosis of HCV among a population most affected by the disease and is more cost-effective than selective testing policies. Originality/value The commentary explores the current limitations of selective testing policies in correctional systems and provides recommendations and implications for public health and correctional organizations.
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