德克萨斯州南部艾滋病毒感染者对C型肝炎的认识,态度和看法
Waridibo E Allison1,2, Aro N Choi1,2, Keito Kawasaki2
1The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX, USA.
Health promotion practice
|July 13, 2023
概括
在南德克萨斯州的艾滋病毒感染者 (PWH) 中,C型肝炎 (HCV) 的知识很差. 提高HCV的认识和解决治疗障碍对于在这个脆弱人群中治愈HCV至关重要.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
- 健康差异 在健康上的差异
背景情况:
- 直接作用的抗病毒药物可以治愈C型肝炎 (HCV),但治疗障碍仍然存在,特别是在同时感染HIV的人群中.
- 美国南部地区承受着艾滋病毒流行病的重负,这凸显出需要解决该地区同时发生的感染问题.
研究的目的:
- 评估德克萨斯州南部的人类免疫缺陷病毒 (HIV) 共感染者对肝炎C (HCV) 的知识,态度和看法.
- 确定影响HCV知识的因素,并比较那些知道他们的HCV测试结果和那些不知道的人之间的看法.
主要方法:
- 一项横截面研究调查了318名同时感染艾滋病毒和HCV的个人,他们参加了德克萨斯州南部的瑞安·怀特艾滋病毒/艾滋病计划 (RWHAP) 诊所.
- 参与者被分为两组:第一组 (对HCV进行了测试并知道结果) 和第二组 (不确定测试状态或不知道结果).
- 统计分析,包括t测试和多变量线性回归,用于比较知识得分和确定预测因素.
主要成果:
- 总体而言,HCV知识很低. 第1组的平均HCV知识得分高于第2组,但在多变量分析中并不显著.
- 与更高的HCV知识相关的因素包括识别为LGBTQ+和拥有高中后教育.
- 意识到自己的HCV状况的人更有可能相信HCV药物可以促进更好的长期健康. 讲西班牙语的人更有可能认为基于种族的C型肝炎治疗存在差异.
结论:
- 这项研究强调了德克萨斯州南部艾滋病毒感染者中HCV知识的重大差距,强调了有针对性的教育干预措施的必要性.
- 解决HCV护理和治疗观念的差异至关重要,特别是在西班牙语人士和少数群体中.
- 这些研究结果可以为开发措施提供信息,以克服HCV查,诊断和与RWHAP环境中的治疗护理联系的障碍.
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