Hepatitis C Screening Rate Among Underserved Adults With Serious Mental Illness Receiving Care in California Community Mental Health Centers.

• Autores: Evan Trager, Mandana Khalili, Carmen L. Masson, Eric Vittinghoff, Jennifer Creasman, Christina Mangurian
• Localización: American journal of public health, ISSN 0090-0036, Vol. 106, Nº. 4, 2016, págs. 740-742
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Although HCV is more prevalent among people with severe mental illness (SMI; e.g., schizophrenia, bipolar disorder) than in the general population (17% vs 1%), no large previous studies have examined HCV screening in this population. In this cross-sectional study, we examined administrative data for 57 170 California Medicaid enrollees with SMI to identify prevalence and predictors of HCV screening from October 2010 through September 2011. Only 4.7% (2674 of 57 170) received HCV screening, with strongest predictors being nonpsychiatric health care utilization and comorbid substance abuse. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]