| Autor: |
Byrne, Thomas, Troszak, Lara, Midboe, Amanda M., Fincke, B. Graeme, Shwartz, Michael, Gifford, Allen L., McInnes, D. Keith |
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Public Health Reports; Mar2019, Vol. 134 Issue 2, p126-131, 6p |
| Abstrakt: |
We constructed a novel measure of homelessness to examine differences in hepatitis C virus (HCV) prevalence across 3 categories of unstably housed and homeless veterans and across US Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center facilities. We used Veterans Affairs administrative data to classify a cohort of 434 240 veterans as at risk of homelessness, currently homeless, or formerly homeless, and we examined variation in HCV prevalence by using descriptive measures and mixed-effect logistic regression models. HCV prevalence was highest among veterans who were formerly homeless (16.7%; 32 490 of 195 000), followed by currently homeless (12.4%; 22 050 of 178 056) and at risk of homelessness (8.2%; 5015 of 61 184). Veterans Affairs Medical Center–level prevalence ranged from 5.4% to 21.5%. Differences in HCV prevalence were significant by sex, race/ethnicity, and age. Targeting specific populations of homeless veterans for tailored HCV interventions and allocating additional resources to certain Veterans Affairs Medical Centers may be warranted. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Databáze: |
Complementary Index |
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