Open AccessAssessing Disparities in the Rates of HCV Diagnoses Within American Indian or Alaska Native Populations Served by the U.S. Indian Health Service, 2005–2015
Author(s) -
Brigg Reilley,
Jessica Leston,
Mona Doshani,
Dana L. Haberling,
Marissa K Person,
Thomas Weiser,
Melissa G. Collier,
Jonathan Iralu,
Jorge Mera,
Rick Haverkate
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of community health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.822
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1573-3610
pISSN - 0094-5145
DOI - 10.1007/s10900-018-0528-7
Subject(s) - medicine , medical diagnosis , hepatitis c virus , hepatitis c , family medicine , service (business) , health services , gerontology , environmental health , immunology , virus , pathology , population , business , marketing
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) disproportionately affects American Indians/Alaska Natives (AI/AN). The Indian Health Service (IHS), via federal and tribal health facilities provides medical services to an estimated 2.2 million AI/AN people in the United States. HCV diagnoses, defined by International Classification of Diseases 9th Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) codes, were analyzed from 2005 to 2015. Results showed 29,803 patients with an HCV diagnosis; 53.4% were among persons born 1945-1965 and overall HCV burden was higher among males than females. These data will help inform local, regional, and national efforts to address, plan for and carry out a national strategy to provide treatment for HCV infected patients and programs to prevent new HCV infections.
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