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Survey of US correctional institutions for routine HCV testing

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  • Beckwith, C.G.
  • Kurth, A.E.
  • Bazerman, L.
  • Solomon, L.
  • Patry, E.
  • Rich, J.D.
  • Kuo, I.

Abstract

To ascertain HCV testing practices among US prisons and jails, we conducted a survey study in 2012, consisting of medical directors of all US state prisons and 40 of the largest US jails, that demonstrated a minority of US prisons and jails conduct routine HCV testing. Routine voluntary HCV testing in correctional facilities is urgently needed to increase diagnosis, enable risk-reduction counseling and preventive health care, and facilitate evaluation for antiviral treatment.

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  • Beckwith, C.G. & Kurth, A.E. & Bazerman, L. & Solomon, L. & Patry, E. & Rich, J.D. & Kuo, I., 2015. "Survey of US correctional institutions for routine HCV testing," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 105(1), pages 68-71.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2014.302071_1
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302071
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    1. Alysse G Wurcel & Jessica Reyes & Julia Zubiago & Peter J Koutoujian & Deirdre Burke & Tamsin A Knox & Thomas Concannon & Stephenie C Lemon & John B Wong & Karen M Freund & Curt G Beckwith & Amy M LeC, 2021. "“I’m not gonna be able to do anything about it, then what’s the point?”: A broad group of stakeholders identify barriers and facilitators to HCV testing in a Massachusetts jail," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 16(5), pages 1-14, May.

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