Estimation of State-Level Prevalence of Hepatitis C Virus Infection, US States and District of Columbia, 2010.

ABSTRACT:

Background.

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is the most common chronic blood-borne infection in the United States and a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Previous analyses of the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) indicated approximately 3.6 million noninstitutionalized persons with antibody to HCV (anti-HCV). However, state-level prevalence remains less understood and cannot be estimated reliably from NHANES alone.

Methods.

We used 3 publicly available government data sources to estimate anti-HCV prevalence in each US state among noninstitutionalized persons aged ≥18 years. A small-area estimation model combined indirect standardization of NHANES-based prevalence with logistic regression modeling of mortality data, listing acute or chroni

SUBMITTER: Rosenberg ES 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5434341 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature