Hepatitis C Epidemiology in a Large Urban Jail: A Changing Demographic.
Emily HoffAndrea WardenRuby TaylorAnk E NijhawanPublished in: Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974) (2022)
The high prevalence and incidence of HCV antibody positivity in a large county jail argue for routine, universal HCV testing and prevention counseling in criminal justice settings. Changing demographic characteristics mirror those of the national injection drug use epidemic and shed insight into designing interventions for risk reduction, education, linkage to care, and treatment.