Open AccessHealthcare Providers' Views on Hepatitis C Testing and Counseling Among Sexual Partners of Hepatitis C–Infected Persons
Author(s) -
Katherine Dunham,
Jessica McDonald,
Anna R Yousaf,
Joshua A. Barocas,
Marguerite A. Neill,
Amanda Noska,
Timothy P. Flanigan
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
infectious diseases in clinical practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.145
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1536-9943
pISSN - 1056-9103
DOI - 10.1097/ipc.0000000000000950
Subject(s) - medicine , family medicine , hepatitis c , hepatitis c virus , health professionals , health care , promotion (chess) , virology , virus , politics , political science , law , economics , economic growth
Current hepatitis C virus (HCV) counseling guidelines do not recommend that HCV-infected patients notify their partners or encourage them to get tested. We aimed to assess healthcare professionals' knowledge of and attitudes toward counseling and testing recommendations for HCV-infected patients.