Feasibility and outcome of HCV treatment in a Canadian federal prison population. American journal of public health. [Am J Public Health] Journal article

Title	Feasibility and outcome of HCV treatment in a Canadian federal prison population.
Author(s)	Farley J, Vasdev S, Fischer B, Haydon E, Rehm J, Farley TA
Institution	University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Source	Am J Public Health 2005 Oct; 95(10):1737-9.
MeSH	Adult British Columbia DNA, Viral Drug Combinations Feasibility Studies Federal Government Genotype Hepacivirus Hepatitis C Humans Interferon-alpha Male Methadone Middle Aged Multivariate Analysis Narcotics Prevalence Prisons Program Evaluation Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Retrospective Studies Ribavirin Risk Factors Substance Abuse, Intravenous Treatment Outcome
Abstract	We assessed feasibility and outcome of hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment in male correctional inmates in British Columbia, Canada. We reviewed the medical charts of 114 treated inmates; 80 had complete data for treatment outcome. Approximately 4 of 5 inmates completed treatment (78.8%); 66.3% achieved sustained virological response. Those who completed treatment, those with injection drug use as a risk factor, and those with genotypes 2 and 3 were significantly more likely to achieve sustained virological response. HCV treatment in correctional inmates is feasible and effective.
Language	eng
Pub Type(s)	Evaluation Studies Journal Article
PubMed ID	16131642

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