Evaluating a novel model of hepatitis B care, Hep B PAST, in the Northern Territory of Australia: results from a prospective, population-based study.

• Published in: The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific
• Main Authors: Hosking, Kelly, Binks, Paula, De Santis, Teresa, Wilson, Phillip Merrdi, Gurruwiwi, George Garambaka, Bukulatjpi, Sarah Mariyalawuy, Vintour-Cesar, Emily, McKinnon, Melita, Nihill, Peter, Fernandes, Tammy-Allyn, Greenwood-Smith, Belinda, Batey, Robert, Ross, Cheryl, Tong, Steven Y C, Stewart, Geoffrey, Marshall, Catherine, Gargan, Catherine, Manchikanti, Prashanti, Fuller, Karen, Tate-Baker, Jaclyn, Stewart, Sami, Cowie, Benjamin, Allard, Nicole, MacLachlan, Jennifer H, Qama, Ashleigh, Boettiger, David, Davis, Joshua S, Connors, Christine, Davies, Jane
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: PubMed Central 2024
• Subjects: Chronic hepatitis B; First Nations peoples; Global public health; Hepatitis B virus; Primary healthcare; First Nations
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanwpc.2024.101116; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38966601; https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11222935/

The Northern Territory (NT) has the highest prevalence of chronic hepatitis B (CHB) in Australia. The Hep B PAST program aims to improve health outcomes for people living with CHB.