Evaluation of the Cherokee Nation Hepatitis C Virus Elimination Program in the First 22 Months of Implementation.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

In 2019, hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection contributed to more deaths in the US than 60 other notifiable infectious diseases combined. The incidence of and mortality associated with HCV infection are highest among American Indian and Alaska Native individuals.

Objective

To evaluate the association of the Cherokee Nation (CN) HCV elimination program with each element of the cascade of care: HCV screening, linkage to care, treatment, and cure.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study used data from the CN Health Services (CNHS), which serves approximately 132 000 American Indian and Alaska Native individuals residing in the 14-county CN reservation in rural northeastern Oklahoma. Data from the first 22 months of implementation (November 1, 2015, to

SUBMITTER: Mera J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7749444 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature