Open AccessFeasibility and Outcome of HCV Treatment in a Canadian Federal Prison Population
Author(s) -
John Farley,
Shawn Vasdev,
Benedikt Fischer,
Emma Haydon,
Jürgen Rehm,
Theresa A. Farley
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2004.056150
Subject(s) - medicine , prison , injection drug use , population , hepatitis c , hepatitis c virus , psychiatry , family medicine , drug , virology , virus , drug injection , environmental health , psychology , criminology
We assessed feasibility and outcome of hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment in male correctional inmates in British Columbia, Canada. We reviewed the medical charts of 114 treated inmates; 80 had complete data for treatment outcome. Approximately 4 of 5 inmates completed treatment (78.8%); 66.3% achieved sustained virological response. Those who completed treatment, those with injection drug use as a risk factor, and those with genotypes 2 and 3 were significantly more likely to achieve sustained virological response. HCV treatment in correctional inmates is feasible and effective.