Titre : | Integrating viral hepatitis prevention into public health settings. Texas statewide hepatitis C counseling and testing, 2000-2005. (2007) |
Auteurs : | HESELTINE (Gary) : USA. Infectious Disease Control Unit. Texas Department of State Health Services. Austin. TX. ; BUFFINGTON (Joanna) / éd. : USA. Division of Viral Hepatitis. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Atlanta. GA. ; Jennie-L HARRIS, éd. ; Tstephen JONES, éd. ; MCFARLANE (Jenny) : USA. Health Promotion Unit. Texas Department of State Health Services. Austin. TX. |
Type de document : | Article |
Dans : | Public health reports (vol. 122, 2007) |
Pagination : | 6-11 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Mots-clés : | Hépatite virale C ; Virose ; Infection ; Hépatite virale A ; Sida ; Etats Unis ; Amérique ; Maladie sexuellement transmissible ; Toxicomanie ; VIH ; Rétrovirus ; Virus ; VHC ; Appareil digestif [pathologie] ; Foie [pathologie] ; Immunopathologie ; Amérique du Nord |
Résumé : | [BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS wGR0xyz5. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. In 1999, the Texas legislature funded a statewide hepatitis C education and prevention program. Hepatitis training was incorporated into training for all human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), sexually transmitted disease (STD), and substance abuse counselors. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) counseling and HCV-antibody (anti-HCV) testing services were integrated into 20 HIV/STD service provider programs. Hepatitis C counseling and testing became available in 2000. Through 2005,38,717 tests were administered, with 8,964 (23.2%) anti-HCV positive. Injection drug use was reported by 7,105 people (79.3%) who tested positive. In Texas, a state-initiated and almost entirely state-funded program supported statewide HCV counseling and anti-HCV testing among high-risk adults. |