HCV Testing and Treatment in a National Sample of US Federally Qualified Health Centers during the Opioid Epidemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) serve diverse communities in the United States (U.S.) and could function as important venues to diagnose and treat hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections.

Objective

To determine HCV testing proportion and factors associated with treatment initiation, and treatment outcomes in a large sample of FQHCs around the U.S.

Design

Retrospective cohort study using electronic health records of three hundred and forty-one FQHC clinical sites participating in the OCHIN network in 19 U.S. states.

Participants

Adult patients (≥ 18 years of age) seen between January 01, 2012, and June 30, 2017.

Main measures

HCV testing proportion, stratified by diagnosis of opioid use disorder (OUD); treatment initiation rates; and sust

SUBMITTER: Assoumou SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7210368 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature