Against All Odds? Addiction History Associated with Better Viral Hepatitis Care: A Dutch Nationwide Claims Data Study.

ABSTRACT: The elimination of viral hepatitis in target populations is crucial in reaching WHO viral hepatitis elimination goals. Several barriers for the treatment of viral hepatitis in people with addictive disorders have been identified, yet nationwide data on hepatitis healthcare utilization (HCU) in these patients are limited. We investigated whether a history of addictive disorder is associated with suboptimal hepatitis HCU, indicating failure to receive diagnostic care or treatment. We identified all newly referred viral hepatitis patients in the Netherlands between 2014 and 2019 by query of the Dutch national hospital claims database. Each patient's first year of HBV or HCV care activities was collected and clustered in two categories, 'optimal' or 'suboptimal' hepatitis HCU. Optimal HCU incl

SUBMITTER: Von den Hoff DW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8878485 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature