Evaluating Ascertainment of Hepatitis C Cases and Deaths by Electronically Linking Surveillance and Vital Statistics Data in Utah | Zendy

Anne Burke | Zendy; Jeffrey Eason | Zendy; David H. Jackson | Zendy; Allyn K. Nakashima | Zendy

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Evaluating Ascertainment of Hepatitis C Cases and Deaths by Electronically Linking Surveillance and Vital Statistics Data in Utah

Author(s) -

Anne Burke,

Jeffrey Eason,

David H. Jackson,

Allyn K. Nakashima

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

online journal of public health informatics

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 1947-2579

DOI - 10.5210/ojphi.v7i1.5778

Subject(s) - death certificate , medicine , public health , public health surveillance , record linkage , population , cause of death , hepatitis c , health records , medical emergency , environmental health , virology , pathology , health care , disease , economics , economic growth

Although chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection results in substantial morbidity and mortality, many cases are undiagnosed and reporting to public health is often incomplete. To determine how well surveillance data documents deaths due to HCV, we linked reported HCV cases to death certificate records. Electronic record linkage found 346 deaths and an additional 254 persons were identified as having chronic HCV as a cause of death that had never been reported to public health. These results suggest that enhanced surveillance is needed to allow for more accurate representation of prevalence and mortality trends amongst the HCV population in Utah.

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