Hepatitis C virus infection in Saskatchewan First Nations communities: Challenges and innovations
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection has become a major public health issue in Canada, and especially in Saskatchewan First Nations (FNs) communities. One of the challenges in eliminating hepatitis C in Canada is accessing hard-to-reach populations, such as FNs people living on reserves. In Canada, HCV...
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ftpubmed:oai:pubmedcentral.nih.gov:6449086 2023-05-15T16:15:28+02:00 Hepatitis C virus infection in Saskatchewan First Nations communities: Challenges and innovations Skinner, S Cote, G Khan, I 2018-07-05 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6449086/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31011298 en eng Public Health Agency of Canada http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6449086/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31011298 Implementation Science Text 2018 ftpubmed 2019-04-28T00:11:26Z Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection has become a major public health issue in Canada, and especially in Saskatchewan First Nations (FNs) communities. One of the challenges in eliminating hepatitis C in Canada is accessing hard-to-reach populations, such as FNs people living on reserves. In Canada, HCV is a notifiable disease but complete and timely surveillance of HCV data is not always possible in remote communities. In addition, national surveillance data are insufficient for determining the number of cases of hepatitis C among FNs populations, because many provinces do not collect information according to ethnicity. Statistics for FN communities are available federally through the First Nations and Inuit Health Branch (FNIHB) in partnership with the communities and the province. There are multiple factors associated with the high rates of HCV in FNs communities, including barriers in accessing preventive services, early diagnosis and treatment. These access issues are largely attributable to issues with geographical remoteness, transportation, education and awareness, and a health care system designed around urban health. New and innovative ways of delivering information and services, such as the mobile hepatitis C clinic (Liver Health Days) and the community-driven Sexually Transmitted Bloodborne Infections (STBBI) Know Your Status program, are proving invaluable in remote FNs communities. Extending these in-community and community-driven programs to other FNs communities and to the prison population could be invaluable in working towards the World Health Organization elimination goals of hepatitis C virus for all. Text First Nations inuit PubMed Central (PMC) Canada |
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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection has become a major public health issue in Canada, and especially in Saskatchewan First Nations (FNs) communities. One of the challenges in eliminating hepatitis C in Canada is accessing hard-to-reach populations, such as FNs people living on reserves. In Canada, HCV is a notifiable disease but complete and timely surveillance of HCV data is not always possible in remote communities. In addition, national surveillance data are insufficient for determining the number of cases of hepatitis C among FNs populations, because many provinces do not collect information according to ethnicity. Statistics for FN communities are available federally through the First Nations and Inuit Health Branch (FNIHB) in partnership with the communities and the province. There are multiple factors associated with the high rates of HCV in FNs communities, including barriers in accessing preventive services, early diagnosis and treatment. These access issues are largely attributable to issues with geographical remoteness, transportation, education and awareness, and a health care system designed around urban health. New and innovative ways of delivering information and services, such as the mobile hepatitis C clinic (Liver Health Days) and the community-driven Sexually Transmitted Bloodborne Infections (STBBI) Know Your Status program, are proving invaluable in remote FNs communities. Extending these in-community and community-driven programs to other FNs communities and to the prison population could be invaluable in working towards the World Health Organization elimination goals of hepatitis C virus for all. |
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Hepatitis C virus infection in Saskatchewan First Nations communities: Challenges and innovations |
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Hepatitis C virus infection in Saskatchewan First Nations communities: Challenges and innovations |
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Hepatitis C virus infection in Saskatchewan First Nations communities: Challenges and innovations |
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Hepatitis C virus infection in Saskatchewan First Nations communities: Challenges and innovations |
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