Prevalence of diagnosed chronic hepatitis B infection among U.S. Medicaid enrollees, 2000-2007.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Few population-based studies have estimated the number of persons diagnosed with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) infection in the United States. Our objective was to estimate the prevalence of diagnosed CHB infection among persons enrolled in the U.S. Medicaid programs of California, Florida, New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania between 2000 and 2007. As part of our analyses, we confirmed the accuracy of CHB diagnoses within the Medicaid database.

Methods

CHB infection was defined by the presence of two outpatients CHB diagnoses recorded more than 6 months apart. Two clinicians reviewed the medical records of a random sample of patients who met this definition to confirm the diagnosis, which enabled calculation of the positive predictive value (PPV). The period prevalence of d

SUBMITTER: Byrne DD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4262762 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature