实施移动卫生诊所框架用于查和治疗C型肝炎病毒:一项描述性研究
Lior Rennert1,2, Kerry A Howard1,2, Caitlin M Kickham3
1Department of Public Health Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA.
Lancet regional health. Americas
|December 21, 2023
概括
移动卫生诊所有效地查和治疗风险人群中的C型肝炎病毒 (HCV),这些人群面临进入障碍. 这些诊所表现出高的治疗开始和完成率,证明了它们对服务不足的社区的有用性.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
- 医疗保健提供 医疗保健提供
背景情况:
- 肝炎C病毒 (HCV) 治疗是有效的,但对许多人来说,它面临着重大进入障碍.
- 移动卫生诊所 (MHCs) 已被公认为为服务不足的人群提供医疗保健,但它们在HCV干预中的作用尚未得到充分研究.
- 本研究解决了了解MHC在HCV查和治疗中的实施和有效性的需要.
研究的目的:
- 描述通过移动卫生诊所 (MHC) 提供的查和治疗服务.
- 在MHC计划中识别与HCV查和治疗启动和完成相关的因素.
- 评估MHC在接触和治疗高危人群,特别是没有保险的人群中的实用性.
主要方法:
- 实施了一项新的MHC计划,以准患有HCV风险的人群,重点关注没有保险的个人.
- 在2021年5月至2023年1月期间,检查了HCV查和治疗开始/完成指标.
- 收集了有关人口统计,运输,注射药物使用 (IDU),保险状况以及HCV感染和治疗结果的数据.
主要成果:
- 在接受查的607人中,有94人 (15.5%) 呈HCV阳性. 开始治疗和完成治疗的比例分别为49.6%和86.0%.
- 与HCV阴性个体相比,患有HCV的个体更有可能是男性,年龄在30-44岁之间,白人,没有个人车辆访问,报告注射药物使用 (IDU),并且没有保险.
- 与保险人相比,没有保险的人的治疗率更高 (74.5%vs45.3%).
结论:
- 移动医疗诊所 (MHC) 框架成功地达到其目标人群,即获得医疗保健障碍的个人.
- 高水平的HCV查和治疗开始/完成率证实了MHC对历史上难以治疗的人群的有效性和可接受性.
- 医疗保健中心是扩大HCV护理和减少服务不足社区的健康差异的宝贵工具.
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