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Title: Enhancing Assessment and Treatment of Hepatitis C in the Custodial Setting
Authors: Post, Jeffrey J.
ARAIN, Amber 
Lloyd, Andrew R.
Issue Date: 2013
Publisher: OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
Source: CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 57, p. S70-S74
Abstract: Acute and chronic hepatitis C (HCV) infections are prevalent in custodial settings worldwide, yet provision of antiviral therapies is uncommon. This disparity between the burden of disease and hepatitis service delivery reflects the marginalized patient population, which features high rates of injection drug use and poor mental health. In addition, the prison environment is intended for deprivation of liberty and not healthcare. Screening for HCV infections is provided in most jurisdictions, but uptake rates remain low. Assessment and treatment of inmates is often provided only by community-based services. Despite these challenges, assessment and treatment of inmates with chronic HCV via prison-based services has been shown to be feasible and effective. These services offer the potential to substantively increase HCV treatment uptake and reduce the burden of disease for the community at large. Improvements in the efficacy of HCV therapies via direct-acting antivirals, which also offer reduced treatment duration and decreased toxicities, mean that prison health services will be well placed for the treatment of large numbers of people with HCV who do not access health services in the community.
Notes: [Post, Jeffrey J.] Prince Wales Hosp, Dept Infect Dis, Randwick, NSW 2031, Australia. [Lloyd, Andrew R.] Univ New S Wales, Sch Med Sci, Inflammat & Infect Res Ctr, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia. [Post, Jeffrey J.; Lloyd, Andrew R.] Justice Hlth, Populat Hlth, Sydney, NSW, Australia. [Arain, Amber] Ziekenhuis Oost Limburg, Dept Gastroenterol & Hepatol, Genk, Belgium. [Arain, Amber] Hasselt Univ, Limburg Clin Res Program, Fac Med & Life Sci, Hasselt, Belgium.
Keywords: hepatitis C; health assessment; health infrastructure; antiviral treatment; correctional centers;Immunology; Infectious Diseases; Microbiology
Document URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1942/15508
ISSN: 1058-4838
e-ISSN: 1537-6591
DOI: 10.1093/cid/cit265
ISI #: 000322378900008
Category: A1
Type: Journal Contribution
Validations: ecoom 2014
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