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ArticlePloS one2021

High hepatitis C virus seropositivity, viremia, and associated risk factors among trans women living in San Francisco, California.

Christopher J Hernandez, Dillon Trujillo, Sofia Sicro, Joaquin Meza, Mackie Bella, Emperatriz Daza, Francisco Torres, Willi McFarland, Caitlin M Turner, Erin C Wilson

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Article in PloS one, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Hepatitis A, B and C prevalence among transgender women and travestis in five Brazilian capitals between 2019-2021.Revista brasileira de epidemiologia = Brazilian journal of epidemiology · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Christopher J HernandezCenter for Public Health Research, San Francisco, CA, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0002-6478-7856
Dillon TrujilloCenter for Public Health Research, San Francisco, CA, United States of America.
Sofia SicroCenter for Public Health Research, San Francisco, CA, United States of America.
Joaquin MezaCenter for Public Health Research, San Francisco, CA, United States of America.
Mackie BellaCenter for Public Health Research, San Francisco, CA, United States of America.
Emperatriz DazaCenter for Public Health Research, San Francisco, CA, United States of America.
Francisco TorresCenter for Public Health Research, San Francisco, CA, United States of America.
Willi McFarlandCenter for Public Health Research, San Francisco, CA, United States of America.
Caitlin M TurnerCenter for Public Health Research, San Francisco, CA, United States of America.
Erin C WilsonCenter for Public Health Research, San Francisco, CA, United States of America.
University of California, San Francisco · US

Funding

UCSF Data Science Training to Advance Behavioral and Social Science Expertise for Health Research (DaTABASE) ProgramT32MD015070 · NIMHD · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI William Brown III, Yulin Hswen · 2020 to 2026
$1.7M
National HIV Behavioral Surveillance (NHBS)- San FranciscoU62PS005077 · PS · SAN FRANCISCO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH · PI RAYMOND, HENRY FISHER · 2016 to 2016
$113k
NCHHSTP CDC HHS U62 PS005077NIMHD NIH HHS T32 MD015070
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Trans women have been understudied in the Hepatitis C virus (HCV) epidemic, yet data suggest they may be at elevated risk of the disease. Using data collected from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National HIV Behavioral Surveillance (NHBS) survey, we measured HCV seropositivity, viremia, and associated risk factors for HCV infection among trans women in San Francisco from June 2019 to February 2020. Respondent-driven sampling (RDS) was used to obtain a diverse, community-based sample of 201 trans women, of whom 48 (23.9%, 95% CI 17.9% - 30.0%) were HCV seropositive. HCV seropositivity significantly increased with increasing age (adjusted prevalence ratio [APR] 1.04 per year, 95% CI 1.01-1.07) and history of injection drug use (APR 4.44, 95% CI 2.15-9.18). We also found that many had HCV viremia as twelve (6.0% of the total sample, 95% CI 2.7% - 9.3%) were RNA-positive for HCV. Trans women are highly impacted by HCV and could benefit from access to regular and frequent HCV screening and treatment access. HCV screening could be offered regularly in trans-specific health services, in the community, in jails and prisons, and integrated syringe exchange programs where treatment access or referral are also available.

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HepacivirusHepatitis CTransgender PersonsViremiaAdolescentAdultFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrevalenceRisk FactorsSan FranciscoSubstance Abuse, IntravenousYoung Adult

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PMID33784365
PMCPMC8009419
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