New Opportunities for the Management and Therapy of Hepatitis C in Correctional Settings

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ID11028307
AuthorsC Kent Martin (C. Kent Martin is with Medcenter One Health Systems, Bismarck, ND. Jeffrey E. Hostetter and John J. Hagan are with the North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Bismarck, and the School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of North Dakota, Bismarck.), Christina Martin (North Dakota Department of Health), Jeffrey E Hostetter (C. Kent Martin is with Medcenter One Health Systems, Bismarck, ND. Jeffrey E. Hostetter and John J. Hagan are with the North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Bismarck, and the School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of North Dakota, Bismarck.), John J Hagan (C. Kent Martin is with Medcenter One Health Systems, Bismarck, ND. Jeffrey E. Hostetter and John J. Hagan are with the North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Bismarck, and the School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of North Dakota, Bismarck.)
Year2010
Volume100
Issue1
Pages13-17
Publication date2010-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2008.147629
PMID20007626
PMCIDPMC2791263
OpenAlexW2050602642
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited19

Hepatitis C in prison populations is now a major public health problem, and large numbers of correctional facilities have no comprehensive management program, often because of formidable projected costs and tightening budget constraints. The North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has operated a management and therapy program since 2002 using consensus interferon and ribavirin with 45% cost savings. The program has provided excellent sustained viral responses: 54.2% for genotype 1 hepatitis C, 75% for genotypes 2 and 3, and 63.6% overall

Chronic hepatitis · Environmental health · Family medicine · Hepatitis · Hepatitis C · Physical therapy · Political science · Prison · Public health · Ribavirin · Virus · Hepatitis B Virus Studies · Hepatitis C virus research · Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment · Medicine · Nursing · Rehabilitation · Virology

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