Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Testing of Hepatitis C Virus-Exposed Children Across the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite rising hepatitis C virus (HCV) prevalence among pregnant individuals in the United States, HCV testing among exposed infants remains low. Although recent guidelines recommend early ribonucleic acid (RNA) testing for HCV-exposed children to help improve testing rates, national studies describing factors associated with HCV testing and the type of testing completed are lacking.

Methods

In this retrospective national study, we characterized HCV testing and care among HCV-exposed infants born between 2010 and 2020 captured in the electronic health record-based TriNetX Research Network. We analyzed factors associated with appropriate HCV testing completion (negative or positive HCV RNA testing or negative HCV antibody testing at any age through study end in 202

SUBMITTER: Epstein RL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11886565 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature