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ArticleOpen forum infectious diseases2026

A Gender-Based Descriptive Analysis of the Canadian Network Undertaking Against Hepatitis C (CANUHC) Cohort From 2015-2023.

Mia J Biondi, Haris Imsirovic, Jordan J Feld, Hongqun Liu, Alexa Keeshan, Samuel S Lee, Curtis L Cooper

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7 authors.

Mia J BiondiYork University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1409-9908
Haris ImsirovicOttawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Jordan J FeldViral Hepatitis Care Network, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2640-2211
Hongqun LiuUniversity of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Alexa KeeshanOttawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2826-8255
Samuel S LeeUniversity of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Curtis L CooperOttawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Understanding the impact of gender has been identified a priority focus in regional and global efforts to eliminate hepatitis C virus (HCV) as a public health threat. Gender affects health and wellness across the lifespan, and women and gender-diverse peoples face increasing structural barriers, leading to a higher risk of HCV acquisition and decreasing the ability to seek care and treatment. The objective of this study was to describe a Canadian cohort of individuals engaged in HCV care self-identified as cis or trans women or trans men. In this cohort of cis women and trans persons, fibrosis scores were low, but specific groups were more likely to have compensated/decompensated cirrhosis, highlighting the need for earlier case-finding and treatment. In addition, opioid agonist therapy (OAT) uptake was poor, an observation that may support co-localizing HCV treatment with OAT initiation to prevent drug use relapse and reinfection.

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comprehensive caregender-diverse personshepatitis C viruswomen

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PMID42358923
PMCPMC13293119

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