Determinants of hepatitis C virus treatment completion among Los Angeles County residents.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hepatitis C viral infection is curable, yet only about one-third of identified cases have been cleared nationally. We evaluated determinants of treatment completion in a sample of newly reported hepatitis C cases among Los Angeles County residents.

Methods

Using information from the Los Angeles County Hepatitis C Case Registry, we contacted reported hepatitis C ribonucleic acid (RNA) positive cases diagnosed from January 2021 through April 2022. We used Pearson's Chi-Square Tests and multivariable logistic regression to identify demographic and clinical characteristics associated with self-reported hepatitis C virus treatment completion.

Results

Among 2,992 reported RNA-positive cases, 619 (21%) were successfully contacted. Among those, most respondents wer

SUBMITTER: Hernandez-Tamayo C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12538750 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature