Effect of race and HIV co-infection upon treatment prescription for hepatitis C virus.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Treatment rates for hepatitis C virus (HCV) have not been compared directly between HCV mono-infected and HCV-HIV co-infected patients in academic center settings.

Methods

We prospectively enrolled consecutive mono-infected and co-infected subjects at three academic centers in the USA. Clinical and laboratory data were gathered through interviews and medical records. Logistic regression analysis was used to determine the factors associated with treatment prescription for HCV.

Results

The 241 HCV mono-infected and 158 HCV-HIV co-infected subjects were similar in age, but there were more blacks (58.9% vs. 30.7%, p < 0.001) and males (81.6% vs. 58.5%, p < 0.001) in the latter group. The co-infected subjects were less likely to have a liver biopsy (43.7% vs. 71

SUBMITTER: Butt AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2731415 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature