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Curt G Beckwith1, Ann E Kurth, Lauri Bazerman
1Curt G. Beckwith and Josiah D. Rich are with the Alpert Medical School of Brown University/The Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI. Ann E. Kurth is with the College of Nursing, New York University, New York, NY. Lauri Bazerman and Emily Patry are with The Miriam Hospital. Liza Solomon is with Abt Associates, Bethesda, MD. Irene Kuo is with the School of Public Health, George Washington University, Washington, DC.
Abstract:
To ascertain HCV testing practices among US prisons and jails, we conducted a survey study in 2012, consisting of medical directors of all US state prisons and 40 of the largest US jails, that demonstrated a minority of US prisons and jails conduct routine HCV testing. Routine voluntary HCV testing in correctional facilities is urgently needed to increase diagnosis, enable risk-reduction counseling and preventive health care, and facilitate evaluation for antiviral treatment.
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