{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Sherbuk JE"],"funding":["National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases","NIAID NIH HHS"],"pagination":["64"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC7501689"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["17(1)"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>Most people diagnosed with hepatitis C virus (HCV) have not linked to care, despite the availability of safe and effective treatment. We aimed to understand why people diagnosed with HCV have not pursued care in the non-urban Southern United States.<h4>Methods</h4>We conducted a survey and semi-structured interview with participants referred to an HCV clinic who did not attend an appointment between 2014 and 2018. Our clinic is located in a non-urban region of Virginia at a university hospital. Qualitative data collection was guided by the Health Belief Model (HBM). Data was analyzed using qualitative content analysis to identify key factors influencing patient perceptions regarding HCV and pursuit of care.<h4>Results</h4>Over half of previously referred patients (N = 20"],"journal":["Harm reduction journal"],"pubmed_title":["A qualitative study of perceived barriers to hepatitis C care among people who did not attend appointments in the non-urban US South."],"pmcid":["PMC7501689"],"funding_grant_id":["K08 AI136644","T32 AI007046-43","T35 AI060528","T32 AI007046","K08AI136644"],"pubmed_authors":["Kemp Knick T","Dillingham R","Sherbuk JE","Tabackman A","McManus KA","Schexnayder J","Flickinger TE"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"A qualitative study of perceived barriers to hepatitis C care among people who did not attend appointments in the non-urban US South.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>Most people diagnosed with hepatitis C virus (HCV) have not linked to care, despite the availability of safe and effective treatment. We aimed to understand why people diagnosed with HCV have not pursued care in the non-urban Southern United States.<h4>Methods</h4>We conducted a survey and semi-structured interview with participants referred to an HCV clinic who did not attend an appointment between 2014 and 2018. Our clinic is located in a non-urban region of Virginia at a university hospital. Qualitative data collection was guided by the Health Belief Model (HBM). Data was analyzed using qualitative content analysis to identify key factors influencing patient perceptions regarding HCV and pursuit of care.<h4>Results</h4>Over half of previously referred patients (N = 20","dates":{"release":"2020-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2020 Sep","modification":"2025-05-31T22:55:43.709Z","creation":"2025-05-31T22:55:43.709Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC7501689","cross_references":{"pubmed":["32948189"],"doi":["10.1186/s12954-020-00409-9"]}}