How the rural risk environment underpins hepatitis C risk: Qualitative findings from rural southern Illinois, United States

Walters, Suzan M.; Frank, David; Felsher, Marisa; Jaiswal, Jessica; Fletcher, Scott; Bennett, Alex S.; Friedman, Samuel R.; Ouellet, Lawrence J.; Ompad, Danielle C.; Jenkins, Wiley D.; Pho, Mai T.

doi:10.1016/j.drugpo.2022.103930

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“…During 2021, 43 states reported a total of 107,300 newly identified chronic hepatitis C cases, corresponding to 39.8 chronic hepatitis C cases per 100,000 people from a recent CDC report [ 5 ]. The rate of acute HCV infection among young people and the prevalence of young adults using illicit substances are increasing in the United States, especially in suburban areas [ 6 , 7 ]. This could reflect the epidemic of prescription opioid and subsequent heroin use in young people in suburban areas.…”

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Updated Clinical Guidelines on the Management of Hepatitis C Infection in Children

Jarasvaraparn,

Hartley,

Karnsakul

2024

Pathogens

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Children represent only a small proportion of those infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) compared to adults. Nevertheless, a substantial number of children have chronic HCV infection and are at risk of complications including cirrhosis, portal hypertension, hepatic decompensation with hepatic encephalopathy, and hepatocellular carcinoma in adulthood. The overall prevalence of the HCV in children was estimated to be 0.87% worldwide. The HCV spreads through the blood. Children born to women with chronic hepatitis C should be evaluated and tested for HCV due to the known risk of infection. The course of treatment for hepatitis C depends on the type of HCV. Currently, there are two pan-genotype HCV treatments (Glecaprevir/pibrentasvir and Sofosbuvir/velpatasvir) for children. We aim to review the updated clinical guidelines on the management of HCV infection in children, including screening, diagnosis, and long-term monitoring, as well as currently published clinical trials and ongoing research on direct acting antiviral hepatitis C treatment in children.

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Updated Clinical Guidelines on the Management of Hepatitis C Infection in Children

Jarasvaraparn,

Hartley,

Karnsakul

2024

Pathogens

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“…In contrast, public health policies view opioid use disorder (OUD) as a behavioral, social, and/or medical condition. Public health approaches may situate OUD in social, community, and structural forces that influence opioid use as well as health outcomes [17,18]. They also attempt to provide treatment and resources to people who use opioids; this can include access to medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD), such as methadone and buprenorphine, as well as harm reduction services.…”

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A National Portrait of Public Attitudes toward Opioid Use in the US: A Latent Class Analysis

Walters

Liu

Lamuda

et al. 2023

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Background: Opioid overdose rates have steadily been increasing in the United States (US) creating what is considered an overdose death crisis. The US has a mixture of public health and punitive policies aimed to address opioid use and the overdose crisis, yet little is known about public opinion relating to opioid use and policy support. Understanding the intersection of public opinion about opioid use disorder (OUD) and policy can be useful for developing interventions to address policy responses to overdose deaths. Methods: A national sample of cross-sectional data from the AmeriSpeak survey conducted from 27 February 2020 through 2 March 2020 was analyzed. Measures included attitudes toward OUD and policy beliefs. Latent class analysis, a person-centered approach, was used to identify groups of individuals endorsing similar stigma and policy beliefs. We then examined the relationship between the identified groups (i.e., classes) and key behavioral and demographic factors. Results: We identified three distinct groups: (1) “High Stigma/High Punitive Policy”, (2) “High Stigma/Mixed Public Health and Punitive Policy”, and (3) “Low Stigma/High Public Health Policy”. People with higher levels of education had reduced odds of being in the “High Stigma/High Punitive Policy” group. Conclusion: Public health policies are most effective in addressing OUD. We suggest targeting interventions toward the “High Stigma/Mixed Public Health and Punitive Policy” group since this group already displays some support for public health policies. Broader interventions, such as eliminating stigmatizing messaging in the media and redacting punitive policies, could reduce OUD stigma among all groups.

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Prevalence and associated risk factors of hepatitis C antibody and RNA among people who inject drugs in Puerto Rico

Aponte-Meléndez,

Eckhardt,

Fong

et al. 2024

Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment

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How the rural risk environment underpins hepatitis C risk: Qualitative findings from rural southern Illinois, United States

Cited by 6 publications

References 94 publications

Updated Clinical Guidelines on the Management of Hepatitis C Infection in Children

Updated Clinical Guidelines on the Management of Hepatitis C Infection in Children

A National Portrait of Public Attitudes toward Opioid Use in the US: A Latent Class Analysis

Prevalence and associated risk factors of hepatitis C antibody and RNA among people who inject drugs in Puerto Rico

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