Epidemiology of Chronic Hepatitis C in First Nations Populations in Canadian Prairie Provinces.

ABSTRACT: Current structural barriers experienced by First Nations in Canada shape access and engagement for testing and treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections. This non-systematic informative review considers transdisciplinary perspectives, regional data, and published literature connecting context to the disproportionate HCV burden experienced by First Nations populations in the prairie provinces of Canada, and offers examples of participatory and community-led initiatives working toward the elimination of HCV as a public health threat. First Nations in Canada are disproportionately impacted by chronic HCV infection, with a reported rate of newly diagnosed HCV cases in First Nations communities five times the respective rate in the general Canadian population in 2022. This review explores

SUBMITTER: Dunn KPR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12299096 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature