Hepatitis C Within a Single Health System: Progression Along the Cascade to Cure Is Higher for Those With Substance Misuse When Linked to a Clinic With Embedded Support Services
Author(s) -
Jacqueline E. Sherbuk,
Kathleen A. McManus,
Elizabeth T. Rogawski McQuade,
Terry Knick,
Zachary Henry,
Rebecca Dillingham
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
open forum infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.546
H-Index - 35
ISSN - 2328-8957
DOI - 10.1093/ofid/ofy202
Subject(s) - medicine , substance misuse , hepatitis c , family medicine , gerontology , nursing , psychiatry , mental health
Social determinants of health including proximity to care and poverty impacted achievement of SVR. Those with substance misuse, a high-priority population for treatment of hepatitis C, had better outcomes when receiving care in a clinic with embedded support services.
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