{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Dunham K"],"funding":["NIAID NIH HHS"],"pagination":["e151-e153"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8384264"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["29(3)"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>Current hepatitis C virus (HCV) counseling guidelines do not recommend that HCV-infected patients notify their partners or encourage them to get tested. We aimed to assess healthcare professionals' knowledge of and attitudes toward counseling and testing recommendations for HCV-infected patients.<h4>Methods</h4>A 15-question, anonymous survey was designed and distributed via email to a convenience sample of healthcare professionals who work with Brown University or Boston University affiliated hospitals to assess their knowledge of and attitudes toward counseling recommendations for HCV-infected patients. The data was collected electronically and analyzed using descriptive statistical methods.<h4>Results</h4>Of the 55 respondents (a 20% response rate), 73% incorrectly be"],"journal":["Infectious diseases in clinical practice (Baltimore, Md.)"],"pubmed_title":["Healthcare Providers' Views on Hepatitis C Testing and Counseling Among Sexual Partners of Hepatitis-C-Infected Persons: An Online Survey."],"pmcid":["PMC8384264"],"funding_grant_id":["R25 AI140490"],"pubmed_authors":["Flanigan TP","McDonald J","Neill M","Dunham K","Barocas JA","Yousaf A","Noska A"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Healthcare Providers' Views on Hepatitis C Testing and Counseling Among Sexual Partners of Hepatitis-C-Infected Persons: An Online Survey.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>Current hepatitis C virus (HCV) counseling guidelines do not recommend that HCV-infected patients notify their partners or encourage them to get tested. We aimed to assess healthcare professionals' knowledge of and attitudes toward counseling and testing recommendations for HCV-infected patients.<h4>Methods</h4>A 15-question, anonymous survey was designed and distributed via email to a convenience sample of healthcare professionals who work with Brown University or Boston University affiliated hospitals to assess their knowledge of and attitudes toward counseling recommendations for HCV-infected patients. The data was collected electronically and analyzed using descriptive statistical methods.<h4>Results</h4>Of the 55 respondents (a 20% response rate), 73% incorrectly be","dates":{"release":"2021-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2021 May","modification":"2025-04-05T10:03:52.639Z","creation":"2025-04-05T10:03:52.639Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC8384264","cross_references":{"pubmed":["34447237"],"doi":["10.1097/ipc.0000000000000950"]}}