Hepatitis C in pregnant American Indian and Alaska Native women; 2003-2015
Recent reports have found a rise in Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in reproductive age women in the USA. Surveillance data suggests one group that is at increased risk of HCV infection is the American Indian and Alaska Native population (AI/AN). Using the National Center for Health Statistics (NC...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:e717c6f8ac294ae79d1bb6f7e96198ce 2023-05-15T15:08:39+02:00 Hepatitis C in pregnant American Indian and Alaska Native women; 2003-2015 Leisha D. Nolen John C. O’Malley Sara S. Seeman Dana J. T. Bruden Andria Apostolou Brian J. McMahon Michael G. Bruce 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2019.1608139 https://doaj.org/article/e717c6f8ac294ae79d1bb6f7e96198ce EN eng Taylor & Francis Group http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2019.1608139 https://doaj.org/toc/2242-3982 2242-3982 doi:10.1080/22423982.2019.1608139 https://doaj.org/article/e717c6f8ac294ae79d1bb6f7e96198ce International Journal of Circumpolar Health, Vol 78, Iss 1 (2019) hepatitis c pregnancy american indian/alaska native Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 article 2019 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2019.1608139 2022-12-31T08:21:59Z Recent reports have found a rise in Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in reproductive age women in the USA. Surveillance data suggests one group that is at increased risk of HCV infection is the American Indian and Alaska Native population (AI/AN). Using the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) birth certificate and the Indian Health Services, Tribal, and Urban Indian (IHS) databases, we evaluated reported cases of HCV infection in pregnant women between 2003 and 2015. In the NCHS database, 38 regions consistently reported HCV infection. The percentage of mothers who were known to have HCV infection increased between 2011 and 2015 in both the AI/AN population (0.57% to 1.19%, p < 0.001) and the non-AI/AN population (0.21% to 0.36%, p < 0.001). The IHS database confirmed these results. Individuals with hepatitis B infection or intravenous drug use (IDU) had significantly higher odds of HCV infection (OR 16.4 and 17.6, respectively). In total, 62% of HCV-positive women did not have IDU recorded. This study demonstrates a significant increase in the proportion of pregnant women infected with HCV between 2003 and 2015. This increase was greater in AI/AN women than non-AI/AN women. This highlights the need for HCV screening and prevention in pregnant AI/AN women. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Circumpolar Health International Journal of Circumpolar Health Alaska Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Indian International Journal of Circumpolar Health 78 1 1608139 |
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Recent reports have found a rise in Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in reproductive age women in the USA. Surveillance data suggests one group that is at increased risk of HCV infection is the American Indian and Alaska Native population (AI/AN). Using the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) birth certificate and the Indian Health Services, Tribal, and Urban Indian (IHS) databases, we evaluated reported cases of HCV infection in pregnant women between 2003 and 2015. In the NCHS database, 38 regions consistently reported HCV infection. The percentage of mothers who were known to have HCV infection increased between 2011 and 2015 in both the AI/AN population (0.57% to 1.19%, p < 0.001) and the non-AI/AN population (0.21% to 0.36%, p < 0.001). The IHS database confirmed these results. Individuals with hepatitis B infection or intravenous drug use (IDU) had significantly higher odds of HCV infection (OR 16.4 and 17.6, respectively). In total, 62% of HCV-positive women did not have IDU recorded. This study demonstrates a significant increase in the proportion of pregnant women infected with HCV between 2003 and 2015. This increase was greater in AI/AN women than non-AI/AN women. This highlights the need for HCV screening and prevention in pregnant AI/AN women. |
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Leisha D. Nolen John C. O’Malley Sara S. Seeman Dana J. T. Bruden Andria Apostolou Brian J. McMahon Michael G. Bruce |
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Leisha D. Nolen John C. O’Malley Sara S. Seeman Dana J. T. Bruden Andria Apostolou Brian J. McMahon Michael G. Bruce |
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Hepatitis C in pregnant American Indian and Alaska Native women; 2003-2015 |
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Hepatitis C in pregnant American Indian and Alaska Native women; 2003-2015 |
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Hepatitis C in pregnant American Indian and Alaska Native women; 2003-2015 |
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Hepatitis C in pregnant American Indian and Alaska Native women; 2003-2015 |
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Hepatitis C in pregnant American Indian and Alaska Native women; 2003-2015 |
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