Estimated Prevalence and Awareness of Hepatitis C Virus Infection Among US Adults: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, January 2017–March 2020

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• Alternative Title:
  Clin Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Lewis, Karon C. ; Barker, Laurie K. ; Jiles, Ruth B. ; Gupta, Neil
• Description:
  During January 2017-March 2020, approximately 2.2 million noninstitutionalized civilian US adults had hepatitis C; one-third were unaware of their infection. Prevalence was substantially higher among persons who were uninsured or experiencing poverty. Unrestricted access to testing and curative treatment is needed to reduce disparities and achieve 2030 elimination goals.
• Subjects:
  Adult Hepacivirus Hepatitis C Humans Nutrition Surveys Poverty Prevalence United States
• Keywords:
  HCV Infection Hepatitis C NHANES
• Source:
  Clin Infect Dis. 77(10):1413-1415
• Pubmed ID:
  37417196
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC11000503
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/ ; CC/CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  77
• Issue:
  10
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:072d3be454b2e465ddded03a9d8a87315ae67e576abd78067bb21c567da0a417
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/154130/cdc_154130_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 60.53 KB ]