Knowledge of and interest in hepatitis C treatment at a methadone clinic

This study describes knowledge about hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and interest in treatment among 110 opiate dependent patients from an opiate dependence treatment program in San Francisco. None had been treated for HCV and only 30% had been evaluated for HCV treatment. While only 34% knew abou...

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Published in:Journal of substance abuse treatment 2005-03, Vol.28 (2), p.181-187
Main Authors: Walley, Alexander Y., White, Mary C., Kushel, Margot B., Song, Yong S., Tulsky, Jacqueline P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Antibiotics. Antiinfectious agents. Antiparasitic agents
Antiviral agents
Biological and medical sciences
Comorbidity
Cross-Sectional Studies
Desintoxication. Drug withdrawal
Female
Health care access
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Health Services Accessibility
Hepatitis
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis C - epidemiology
Hepatitis C - psychology
Hepatitis C - therapy
Hepatitis C - transmission
HIV Seropositivity - epidemiology
HIV Seropositivity - psychology
HIV Seropositivity - transmission
Hospitals, Public
Human viral diseases
Humans
Infectious diseases
Injection drug users
Interest in treatment
Knowledge of treatment
Male
Medical sciences
Methadone
Methadone - therapeutic use
Middle Aged
Motivation
Opioid-Related Disorders - epidemiology
Opioid-Related Disorders - psychology
Opioid-Related Disorders - rehabilitation
Patient Education as Topic
Pharmacology. Drug treatments
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Race
Risk Factors
Sex Factors
Substance abuse treatment
Substance Abuse Treatment Centers
Substance Abuse, Intravenous - epidemiology
Substance Abuse, Intravenous - psychology
Substance Abuse, Intravenous - rehabilitation
Treatment Outcome
Treatments
United States
Viral diseases
Viral hepatitis
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Summary:This study describes knowledge about hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and interest in treatment among 110 opiate dependent patients from an opiate dependence treatment program in San Francisco. None had been treated for HCV and only 30% had been evaluated for HCV treatment. While only 34% knew about HCV treatment, 54% of the sample became “definitely interested” in HCV treatment after hearing the risks and benefits. Men were approximately five times more likely than women to know of some HCV treatment. Whites were seven times and Latinos were about six times more likely than African-Americans to know about HCV treatment. Our findings suggest that methadone programs can play an important role in increasing access to HCV treatment through educating patients about treatment options.
ISSN:0740-5472
1873-6483
DOI:10.1016/j.jsat.2004.12.004