Unique challenges of hepatitis C in infants, children, and adolescents

C Espinosa, R Jhaveri, AS Barritt IV - Clinical Therapeutics, 2018 - Elsevier
Purpose Hepatitis C, a chronic disease with deadly consequences, is no longer
predominantly a disease of older people. Methods A limited search was conducted of the …

Testing for hepatitis C in pregnancy: the time has come for routine rather than risk-based

T Kushner, CA Chappell, AY Kim - Current hepatology reports, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review The purpose of this review is to discuss the reasons for HCV
testing during pregnancy and to review what is known about antiviral treatment during …

Awareness and prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection among pregnant women in Nigeria: A national pilot cross-sectional study

GU Eleje, A Rabiu, II Mbachu, GO Akaba… - Women's …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: There are no national data on hepatitis C virus awareness and burden among
pregnant women to justify its routine screening. Objectives: To investigate awareness …

Pragmatic experience with risk-based versus universal hepatitis C screening in pregnancy: detection of infection and postpartum linkage to care

ET Bushman, L Subramani… - American Journal of …, 2021 - thieme-connect.com
Objective Despite the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and US Preventive
Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommending universal hepatitis C virus (HCV) screening …

Qualitative evidence synthesis of values and preferences to inform infant feeding in the context of non-HIV transmission risk

C Carroll, A Booth, F Campbell, C Relton - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background Breastfeeding is recommended by many organisations, but feeding choices can
take on complexity against a backdrop of a transmissible infection risk. The aim of this …

Quality improvement to evaluate and provide treatment for chronic hepatitis C postpartum

C Behnke, O Nissim, W Simerlein, K Beeker… - Journal of the American …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections are increasing among reproductive
age individuals. Direct acting antivirals (DAAs) can cure HCV, but the use of DAAs is not …

The silent surge of Hepatitis C infection among pregnant individuals with substance use disorder

A Umer, N Murugan, J Breyel, C Lilly - American Journal of Obstetrics …, 2024 - ajogmfm.org
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Hepatitis E Virus Infection Among Antenatal Attendees in Ekiti State, Nigeria: Awareness and Prevalence

KA Fasakin, OP Aduloju, AS Adefisan… - African Journal of …, 2024 - ajol.info
Background: Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection is an enteric viral infection and a global
problem of increasing threats among pregnant women with an estimated annual burden of …

Limited Awareness of HCV among Ophthalmic Patients in Nigeria

AA Onwuegbuna, AI Apakama… - Microbiology …, 2024 - eprints.go2submission.com
Background: The hepatitis C virus causes serious morbidity and mortality and is a global
public health concern. Aim: To ascertain adult patients' awareness of hepatitis C in a …

Impact of Nurse-Led Motivational Interviewing on Health Literacy & Client Engagement in the Behavioral Health and Addiction Outpatient Community Setting

L Merritt - 2020 - search.proquest.com
Research has indicated that a combination of motivational interviewing (MI) use in
conjunction with an assessment of health literacy may increase client engagement in …