Open AccessValidity of Self-Reported Hepatitis C Virus Status Among Criminal Justice-Involved Persons Living With HIV
Author(s) -
Amanda Noska,
Tao Liu,
Irene Kuo,
Lauri Bazerman,
Ann Kurth,
Mia Coetzer,
Rami Kantor,
Curt G. Beckwith
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of correctional health care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.503
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1940-5200
pISSN - 1078-3458
DOI - 10.1089/jchc.19.05.0045
Subject(s) - medicine , coinfection , hepatitis c , hepatitis c virus , population , public health , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , psychiatry , immunology , virus , environmental health , pathology
The prevalence of HIV/hepatitis C virus (HCV) coinfection among justice-involved persons is high. The validity of self-reported HCV status in this population has important public health implications, yet has not been studied. Justice-involved persons with HIV from Washington, DC, were enrolled in a study that investigated a mobile health intervention to support HIV treatment. Self-reported and laboratory-confirmed HCV status was compared. Among 103 participants, chronic HCV prevalence was 13%. Positive predictive value of self-reported positive chronic HCV status was low at 55%, and negative predictive value was 98%. Cohen's kappa statistic was 0.60 for agreement. Two women who reported negative HCV status were found to have HCV.