Awareness of Hepatitis C Virus Seropositivity and Chronic Infection in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL)

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作者：
Mark H. Kuniholm
Molly Jung
Julia Del Amo
Gregory A. Talavera
Bharat Thyagarajan
Ronald C. Hershow
Oriana M. Damas
Robert C. Kaplan
机构：
[1] Albert Einstein College of Medicine,Department of Epidemiology and Population Health
[2] Instituto de Salud Carlos III,National Centre of Epidemiology
[3] San Diego State University,Institute for Behavioral and Community Health, Graduate School of Public Health
[4] University of Minnesota,Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
[5] University of Illinois School of Public Health,Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
[6] University of Miami Miller School of Medicine,Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine
来源：
Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health | 2016年 / 18卷
关键词：
Hepatitis C virus; Hispanic; Latino; United States; Awareness;
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摘要：
Few population-based studies have assessed awareness of hepatitis C virus (HCV) seropositivity and chronic infection. We report awareness of HCV seropositivity and chronic infection and correlates of awareness in a multi-city (Bronx, Miami, Chicago, and San Diego) community-dwelling population sample of United States (US) Hispanics/Latinos recruited during 2008–2011. Included were 260 HCV-seropositive participants, among whom 190 had chronic HCV. Among those with chronic HCV, 46 % had been told by a doctor that they had liver disease and 32 % had been told that they had HCV-related liver disease. Among those with chronic HCV who also lacked health insurance (37 % of those with chronic HCV), only 8 % had been told that they had HCV-related liver disease. As compared with the uninsured, those with insurance were over five times more likely to be aware of having HCV-related liver disease (44 %). Sex, age, education, city of residence, and birthplace were not associated with HCV awareness. Less than half of Hispanics/Latinos were aware of their HCV chronic infection. Lack of health insurance may be an important barrier to HCV awareness in this population.
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