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Disparities in Antiviral Treatment Among Adults With Hepatitis B Cirrhosis: An Analysis of the National Veterans Affairs Cohort.
- Source :
- Clinical Infectious Diseases; 5/15/2024, Vol. 78 Issue 5, p1232-1234, 3p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Timely antiviral therapy is critical in chronic hepatitis B cirrhosis to prevent further liver complications. Among a national cohort of US Veterans with chronic hepatitis B cirrhosis, only 52% were initiated on antiviral therapy; treatment was significantly lower among patients of non-Asian ethnicity, high-risk alcohol use, and in rural settings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- TREATMENT of cirrhosis of the liver
COMPLICATIONS of alcoholism
RESEARCH funding
QUESTIONNAIRES
MULTIPLE regression analysis
CHRONIC hepatitis B
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
CHI-squared test
MULTIVARIATE analysis
HIGHLY active antiretroviral therapy
LONGITUDINAL method
RACE
ODDS ratio
VETERANS
RURAL conditions
STATISTICS
HEALTH equity
DATA analysis software
CONFIDENCE intervals
DISEASE progression
ADULTS
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10584838
- Volume :
- 78
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 177249785
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciad617