ArticleJournal of community health2019
Community Screening, Identification, and Referral to Primary Care, for Hepatitis C, B, and HIV Among Homeless Persons in Los Angeles.
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- Viral blood-borne infections testing and linkage to care cascade among persons who experience homelessness in the United States: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2022Pooled it
- A scoping review on HCV screening strategies: population to screen and the test types.BMC public health · 2025Article
- HBV and HCV testing outcomes among marginalized communities in Italy, 2019-2024: a prospective study.The Lancet regional health. Europe · 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
- Global elimination of HBV: Is it really achievable?Journal of viral hepatitis · 2024Review
- 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
- Pharmacist-Led Implementation of Brief Tobacco Cessation Interventions during Mobile Health Access Events.Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Care and Complexity in Emergency Housing: an Examination of the COVID-19 Shelter-in-Place (SIP) Hotel Program to House People Experiencing Homelessness in San Francisco.Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2023Article
- A qualitative investigation of the barriers and facilitators to Hepatitis C virus (HCV) screening among individuals experiencing homelessness in Houston, Texas.Dialogues in health · 2022Article
- Formal Hepatitis C Education Increases Willingness to Receive Therapy in an On-site Shelter-Based HCV Model of Care in Persons Experiencing Homelessness.Open forum infectious diseases · 2022Article
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- Engaging the Community in Designing a Hepatitis C Virus Treatment Program for Adults Experiencing Homelessness.Qualitative health research · 2021Article
- Identifying Missed Opportunities for Routine Vaccination among People Who Use Drugs.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Clients' perceptions of barriers and facilitators to implementing hepatitis C virus care in homeless shelters.BMC infectious diseases · 2020Article
- Recommendations for Implementing Hepatitis C Virus Care in Homeless Shelters: The Stakeholder Perspective.Hepatology communications · 2020Article
- Exploratory assessment: Nurse-led community health worker delivered HCV intervention for people experiencing homelessness.Public health nursing (Boston, Mass.)Article
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Abstract
People experiencing homelessness are disproportionally affected by drug and alcohol use and by their serious health consequences. In this study, 137 adults from the "UCLA/ARG/RAND Homeless Hepatitis Study" who were sampled from shelters and meal programs in the Skid Row of Los Angeles and screened for HIV or HCV or HBV infection. Those who tested positive for these infections were counseled about their infections and referred to primary care. They were followed-up at 1 month with interviews to identify rates, and predictors, of seeking primary care. Participants were 87.5% male, mean age of 48.6 years (SD: 8.2); most were Black (77.4%) and were chronically homeless (> 12 months). A majority (70%) had a regular source of care; 78% were lifetime marijuana users, 56% were lifetime cocaine users and 51% had injected intravenously during the past year. Among this sample, 118 participants (86.1%) tested seropositive for HCV infection, 79 (57.7%) HBV infection and 18 (13.1%) HIV infection. At 1-month follow-up, 102 participants (74.5%) attended the clinic they were referred to. The only variable associated with attending the clinic was having slept in a shelter during the previous night versus other sleeping conditions [Odds ratio (95% CI): 3 .0 (1.07-8.42), p = 0.03]. This model offers a simple and efficacious approach to seeking, testing, counseling, and referral to treatment of community-based adults experiencing homelessness with HIV, HCV and/or HBV infection and linking them to primary care. Being sheltered may be the key facilitator for homeless seeking primary care.
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