ArticleJournal of community health2020
Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors Related to Hepatitis C Screening and Treatment among Health Care Providers in Washington, DC.
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- Hepatitis C Treatment by Early-Career US Family Physicians.Family medicine · 2026Article
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- Prescribing direct-acting antivirals for hepatitis C treatment: a scoping review of factors that influence primary care providers.BMC primary care · 2025Article
- Awareness of hepatitis C prevention and treatment and high-risk behaviors among the general population in Anhui Province: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Subspecialty physicians' perspectives on barriers and facilitators of hepatitis C treatment: a qualitative study.Harm reduction journal · 2024Article
- Knowledge, Attitude and Factors associated with Self-efficacy in Screening and Treatment of Hepatitis C among Primary Care Doctors in Selangor.Malaysian family physician : the official journal of the Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia · 2024Article
- Predictors of linkage to hepatitis C virus care among people living with HIV with hepatitis C infection and the impact of loss to HIV follow-up.Health science reports · 2022Article
- Developing a primary care-initiated hepatitis C treatment pathway in Scotland: a qualitative study.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2022Article
- From hepatitis A to E: A critical review of viral hepatitis.World journal of gastroenterology · 2021Review
- Provider-related barriers and enablers to the provision of hepatitis C treatment by general practitioners in Scotland: A behaviour change analysis.Journal of viral hepatitis · 2021Article
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Abstract
Elimination of chronic hepatitis C (HCV) will require scaling up treatment, including possible HCV treatment by primary care providers. The District of Columbia (DC) has a substantial population living with untreated hepatitis C, and treatment expansion would benefit the resident population. The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of primary care providers and specialists related to hepatitis C screening and treatment. We conducted a prospective, online survey of physicians and nurse practitioners (n = 153) in DC on their knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors related to hepatitis C screening and treatment, as well as referral patterns, interest in learning, and preferred learning modalities. We compared responses by provider type. Key findings indicated that HCV screening and treatment knowledge was higher among specialty physicians as compared to primary care providers. The most common reported facilitators of HCV screening included a prompt in the electronic medical record (63%), patient education (57%), and support staff (41%). While 71% reported that HCV treatment was important in the community they serve, only 26% indicated that access to HCV specialist expertise and consultation was a major area of need. Additionally, 59% reported that they refer all HCV patients to specialists for treatment. Primary care providers in DC had moderate interest in learning how to treat chronic hepatitis C, but they need additional training. Patients are typically referred to gastroenterology, infectious diseases, and hepatology specialists who may have limited capacity to expand treatment.
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