1. Treating Hepatitis C in Individuals With Previous Incarceration: The Veterans Health Administration, 2012-2019.
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Hawks L, Wang EA, Butt AA, Crystal S, Keith McInnes D, Re VL, Cartwright EJ, Puglisi LB, Haque LYK, Lim JK, Justice AC, and McGinnis KA
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- United States epidemiology, Humans, Veterans Health, Cohort Studies, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Hepacivirus, Antiviral Agents therapeutic use, Hepatitis C drug therapy, Veterans
- Abstract
To determine whether the Veterans Health Administration's (VHA) hepatitis C (HCV) treatment campaign reached marginalized populations, we compared HCV care by previous incarceration status with Veterans Aging Cohort Study data. Of those with and those without previous incarceration, respectively, 40% and 21% had detectable HCV, 59% and 65% underwent treatment ( P = .07); 92% and 94% of those who completed treatment achieved sustained virologic response. The VHA HCV treatment effort was successful and other systems should replicate those efforts. ( Am J Public Health. 2023;113(2):162-165. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2022.307152).
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- 2023
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