Is it possible to eliminate hepatitis C from the prisons of Catalonia, Spain, in 2021?

ABSTRACT Aim: Predict the elimination of chronic hepatitis C in Catalan prisons. Material and method: We analyzed the trend of the prevalence of HCV-RNA and anti-hepatitis C treatments prescribed in Catalonia in the period 2002-2016. Using linear exponential smoothing from the historical values in t...

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Published in:Revista Española de Sanidad Penitenciaria 2019, Vol.21 (1), p.38-41
Main Authors: Marco, A, Guerrero, RA, Turu, E, Gallego, C, Teixidó, N, Sastre, A, Caylà, JA
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
disease eradication
epidemiology
hepatitis C
prisons
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time series studies
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Summary:ABSTRACT Aim: Predict the elimination of chronic hepatitis C in Catalan prisons. Material and method: We analyzed the trend of the prevalence of HCV-RNA and anti-hepatitis C treatments prescribed in Catalonia in the period 2002-2016. Using linear exponential smoothing from the historical values in the time series, we estimate the time required to eliminate hepatitis C as a public health problem in prisons (prevalence of hepatitis C virus RNA
ISSN:1575-0620
2013-6463
DOI:10.4321/S1575-06202019000100006