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dc.contributor.author | BUSSCHOTS, Dana | - |
dc.contributor.author | KREMER, Cécile | - |
dc.contributor.author | BIELEN, Rob | - |
dc.contributor.author | KOC, Ozgur | - |
dc.contributor.author | HEYENS, Leen | - |
dc.contributor.author | Brixko, C | - |
dc.contributor.author | Laukens, P | - |
dc.contributor.author | Orlent, H | - |
dc.contributor.author | Bilaey, P | - |
dc.contributor.author | De Smet, F | - |
dc.contributor.author | Hellemans, G | - |
dc.contributor.author | Muyldermans, G | - |
dc.contributor.author | Van Baelen, L | - |
dc.contributor.author | HENS, Niel | - |
dc.contributor.author | Van Vlierberghe, H | - |
dc.contributor.author | ROBAEYS, Geert | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-10-26T10:24:43Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2021-10-26T10:24:43Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2021 | - |
dc.date.submitted | 2021-09-17T12:01:28Z | - |
dc.identifier.citation | BMC infectious diseases (Online), 21 (1) (Art N° 708) | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1942/35571 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Background: Prevalence data on viral hepatitis B (HBV), hepatitis C (HCV), and HIV infection in prison are often scarce or outdated. There is currently no systematic screening for these blood-borne viral infections (BBV) in Belgian prisons. There is an urgency to assess the prevalence of these BBV to inform policymakers and public healthcare.Methods: This was a multicentre, interventional study to assess the prevalence of BBV using opt-in screening in prisons across Belgium, April 2019 - March 2020. Prisoners were tested using a finger prick and BBV risk factors were assessed using a questionnaire. A generalized linear mixed model was used to investigate the association between the various risk factors and HCV.Results: In total, 886 prisoners from 11 Belgian prisons were screened. Study uptake ranged from 16.9 to 35.4% in long-term facilities. The prevalence of HCV antibodies (Ab), hepatitis B surface antigen (Ag) and HIV Ab/Ag was 5.0% (44/886), 0.8% (7/886), and 0.2% (2/886). The adjusted odds for HCV Ab were highest in prisoners who ever injected (p < 0.001; AOR 24.6 CI 95% (5.5-215.2). The prevalence of detectable HCV RNA in the total cohort was 2.1% (19/886). Thirteen (68.4%) prisoners were redirected for follow-up of their HCV infection.Conclusions: Opt-in testing for viral hepatitis B, C and HIV was relatively well-accepted in prisons. Compared with the general population, prisoners have a higher prevalence of infection with BBV, especially for HCV. Systematic screening for these BBV should be recommended in all prisons, preferably using opt-out to optimize screening uptake. | - |
dc.description.sponsorship | This work was supported by Gilead Sciences. No direct benefits were granted to the pharmaceutical industry Acknowledgments Special thanks to Dilhan Morali and the medical department staff of all participating prisons for their contribution to data management. The PhD authors of this review are part of the ‘Limburg Clinical Research Center (LCRC), supported by the foundation Limburg Sterk Merk, province of Limburg, Flemish government, Hasselt University, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, and Jessa Hospital. D.B., C.K., N.H., and G.R. are part of the FWO project G0B2317N. This work was supported by Gilead Sciences. No direct benefits were granted to the pharmaceutical industry | - |
dc.language.iso | nl | - |
dc.publisher | BMC | - |
dc.rights | The Author(s). 2021 Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated in a credit line to the data. | - |
dc.subject.other | Prison | - |
dc.subject.other | Hepatitis C | - |
dc.subject.other | Hepatitis B | - |
dc.subject.other | HIV | - |
dc.subject.other | Blood borne viral infections | - |
dc.subject.other | Screening | - |
dc.subject.other | Recommendations | - |
dc.title | A multicentre interventional study to assess blood-borne viral infections in Belgian prisons | - |
dc.type | Journal Contribution | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 1 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 21 | - |
local.bibliographicCitation.jcat | A1 | - |
local.publisher.place | CAMPUS, 4 CRINAN ST, LONDON N1 9XW, ENGLAND | - |
local.type.refereed | Refereed | - |
local.type.specified | Article | - |
local.bibliographicCitation.artnr | 708 | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1186/s12879-021-06405-z | - |
dc.identifier.isi | 000678749900004 | - |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1471-2334 | - |
local.provider.type | Web of Science | - |
local.uhasselt.international | yes | - |
item.fullcitation | BUSSCHOTS, Dana; KREMER, Cécile; BIELEN, Rob; KOC, Ozgur; HEYENS, Leen; Brixko, C; Laukens, P; Orlent, H; Bilaey, P; De Smet, F; Hellemans, G; Muyldermans, G; Van Baelen, L; HENS, Niel; Van Vlierberghe, H & ROBAEYS, Geert (2021) A multicentre interventional study to assess blood-borne viral infections in Belgian prisons. In: BMC infectious diseases (Online), 21 (1) (Art N° 708). | - |
item.validation | ecoom 2022 | - |
item.contributor | BUSSCHOTS, Dana | - |
item.contributor | KREMER, Cécile | - |
item.contributor | BIELEN, Rob | - |
item.contributor | KOC, Ozgur | - |
item.contributor | HEYENS, Leen | - |
item.contributor | Brixko, C | - |
item.contributor | Laukens, P | - |
item.contributor | Orlent, H | - |
item.contributor | Bilaey, P | - |
item.contributor | De Smet, F | - |
item.contributor | Hellemans, G | - |
item.contributor | Muyldermans, G | - |
item.contributor | Van Baelen, L | - |
item.contributor | HENS, Niel | - |
item.contributor | Van Vlierberghe, H | - |
item.contributor | ROBAEYS, Geert | - |
item.fulltext | With Fulltext | - |
item.accessRights | Open Access | - |
crisitem.journal.eissn | 1471-2334 | - |
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