Open AccessHuman Immunodeficiency Virus and Hepatitis C Linkage-to-Care Initiative for New Orleans Residents Experiencing Homelessness During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Author(s) -
Katherine Cironi,
Austin T. Jones,
Elizabeth M Hauser,
J Olsen,
Patricia Kissinger
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
sexually transmitted diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.507
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1537-4521
pISSN - 0148-5717
DOI - 10.1097/olq.0000000000001484
Subject(s) - pandemic , medicine , covid-19 , hepatitis c virus , virology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , hepatitis c , linkage (software) , gerontology , family medicine , virus , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , genetics , biology , outbreak , gene
People experiencing homelessness are disproportionately infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV). In response to COVID-19, cities nationwide temporarily housed people experiencing homelessness in unused hotels. One such initiative in New Orleans also enacted a screening, counseling, and linkage-to-care model for HIV and HCV treatment for this temporarily housed population between May and July 2020.