Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C among Adults on Probation or Parole in the United States: 2015–2018

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• Alternative Title:
  J Health Care Poor Underserved
• Personal Author:
  Kilmer, Greta ; Hughes, Elizabeth
• Description:
  Background.
  
  Viral hepatitis is highly prevalent in U.S. prison populations, but prevalence has not been described among adults on probation/parole.
  
  Methods.
  
  National Survey on Drug Use and Health data from 2015–2018 were pooled to estimate the prevalence of self-reported diagnosed hepatitis B or hepatitis C among adults reporting past-year parole vs. past-year probation only.
  
  Results.
  
  About 6.4% of adults on parole reported a diagnosis of hepatitis B or hepatitis C, which was significantly higher than adults on probation only (3.2%). The prevalence for both these groups was significantly higher than adults not on probation/parole (1.3%).
  
  Conclusions.
  
  Adults on probation/parole were more likely to self-report a medical diagnosis of hepatitis B or hepatitis C compared with adults not on probation/parole. This population may be challenging to reach, but viral hepatitis interventions could improve the health of a vulnerable group and prevent transmission from prison populations to the community.
  
  
• Keywords:
  Adult Hepacivirus Hepatitis B Hepatitis C Humans Parole Prevalence Probation Substance-Related Disorders United States Viral Hepatitis

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• Source:
  J Health Care Poor Underserved. 32(2):671-679
• Pubmed ID:
  34120968
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC10886909
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/ ; CC/CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  32
• Issue:
  2
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:e5f8971c90c158750be6008560796500248f9a19189a91d8fbcc7cc8d1dec427
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/150329/cdc_150329_DS1.pdf
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