Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Hepatitis C Care in Reproductive-Aged Women With Opioid Use Disorder
Few reproductive-aged women with OUD are tested or treated for HCV. Disparities by race and ethnicity in HCV testing further exacerbate the risk of perinatal transmission and disease progression among minoritized communities. Interventions are needed to improve overall rates of and equity in HCV screening and treatment for reproductive-aged women.
Authors
- Rachel Epstein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2831-8865)
- Breanne E. Biondi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5203-9455)
- Sara Lodi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9419-7830)
- Megan Rose Curtis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5568-3422)
- Benjamin Buzzee
- Claudine Lavarin
- Sarah Munroe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-5591-1454)
Institutions
- Boston University (US)
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- Boston Medical Center (US)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2024-10-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciae426
- Citations
- 8
- Primary Topic
- Hepatitis C virus research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.96
Funders
- Charles A. King Trust
- National Institute on Drug Abuse
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases