Disparities in Hepatitis C Linkage to Care in the Direct Acting Antiviral Era: Findings From a Referral Clinic With an Embedded Nurse Navigator Model

Disparities in Hepatitis C Linkage to Care in the Direct Acting Antiviral Era: Findings From a Referral Clinic With an Embedded Nurse Navigator Model

Background: Direct acting antivirals (DAAs) have simplified and expanded access to Hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment. Only 17% of the 2.4 million Americans with HCV have linked to HCV care. We aimed to evaluate linkage to care (LTC) in a non-urban HCV referral clinic with a nurse navigator model and...

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Main Authors: Jacqueline E. Sherbuk, Kathleen A. McManus, Terry Kemp Knick, Chelsea E. Canan, Tabor Flickinger, Rebecca Dillingham
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
hepatitis C
linkage to care
cascade of care
health disparities
substance use disorder
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpubh.2019.00362/full

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