ArticleAnnals of global health2020
Point-of-Care Tests for Hepatitis B Are Associated with A Higher Linkage to Care and Lower Cost Compared to Venepuncture Sampling During Outreach Screenings in an Asian Migrant Population.
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- A systematic review of barriers and facilitators for hepatitis B and C screening among migrants in the EU/EEA region.Frontiers in public health · 2023Pooled it
- Role of Community Associations in HIV, HBV and HCV Screening and Support for Migrant Populations in France: Results of the DéPAC Study.Infectious diseases and therapy · 2026Article
- Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antibodies and hepatitis B exposure in Belgium: results from a nationwide population-based serosurvey.BMC infectious diseases · 2026Article
- Combined HBsAg and anti-HBc testing is required to estimate hepatitis B virus seroprevalence in a low-endemic country: findings from a nationwide population-based serosurvey, Belgium, 2020.Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin · 2026Article
- Appraisal of community-based interventions for hepatitis B in underserved populations using the quadruple aim of value-based medicine: a scoping review within the VH-COMSAVAC project.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Evaluation of Hepatitis B core-related antigen (HBcrAg) as a biomarker in cohorts from the United Kingdom and South Africa.The Journal of infection · 2025Observational
- Severe Liver-Related Outcomes in Patients With Hepatitis Delta: Results From a Multi-Ethnic Multicenter Long-Term Follow-Up Study.Journal of viral hepatitis · 2025Article
- The challenges of integrating an immigrant population with chronic hepatitis B into long-term hepatology care: Lessons learned from a Bronx West African screening program.IJID regions · 2024Article
- Opportunistic screening using point-of-care testing leads to successful linkage to care of HBV-infected migrant populations in a low endemic country.Journal of virus eradication · 2024Article
- Viral hepatitis testing and treatment in community pharmacies: a systematic review and meta-analysis.EClinicalMedicine · 2024Article
- Point-of-Care Testing for Hepatitis Viruses: A Growing Need.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Sexually Transmitted Infections Prevalence and Cascade of Care among Undocumented Sex Workers: A Twenty-Year-Long Experience.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Clinical management of chronic hepatitis B: A concise overview.United European gastroenterology journal · 2022Review
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Abstract
Background: This study compares venepuncture versus point-of-care (POC) HBsAg tests on screening cost and linkage to care in prospective outreach screenings in an Asian population in three major cities in Belgium between 10/2014 and 5/2018. Methods: Two community outreach screening programs were organised between 10/2014 and 5/2018. The first screening program used venepuncture and serologic testing for HBsAg. In the second program, HBsAg was tested in finger stick blood POC tests. Positive results were confirmed during outpatient visits with serologic testing. Linkage to care was defined as having received specialist care follow-up with at least one abdominal ultrasound within three months of screening. Results: For 575 participating individuals, 571 valid results were obtained, 456 with venepuncture, and 115 using POC testing. Overall HBsAg seroprevalence was 6.8%. Linkage to care was higher when using POC testing compared to venepuncture (86% or n = 6/7 versus 34% or n = 11/32; p = 0.020). The POC screening program was economically more attractive with a total cost of € 1,461.8 or € 12.7 per person screened compared to € 24,819 or € 54.0 per person screened when using venepuncture testing. Results and an appointment for specialist care follow-up were given onsite with POC testing, while with venepuncture testing; results were sent within 20-45 days. Conclusion: In an Asian migrant population in Belgium with an HBsAg seroprevalence of 6.8%, HBV screening based on POC tests resulted in lower costs per person screened (76.5% lower), and higher linkage to care (2.5 times).
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