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Tuberculosis treatment outcomes after transfer or release from incarceration: a retrospective cohort study from Brazil

BMC Global and Public Health
Background Tuberculosis (TB) disproportionately affects people deprived of liberty (PDL). Prior studies have shown higher TB treatment completion rates among PDL compared to the general population. However, little is known about how incarceration-related
Yasmine Mabene, José Victor Bortolotto Bampi, Everton Ferreira Lemos, Roberto de Oliveira, Crhistinne Gonçalves, Maria de Lourdes Delgado Alves, Maridiane Coutinho Echevarria, Julio Croda, Jason R. Andrews, Yiran E. Liu   +9 more
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HIV Linkage to Care and Retention in Care Rate Among MSM in Guangzhou, China [PDF]

AIDS and Behavior, 2017
Quantifying HIV service provision along the HIV care continuum is increasingly important for monitoring and evaluating HIV interventions. We examined factors associated with linkage and retention in care longitudinally among MSM (n = 1974, 4933 person-years) diagnosed and living in Guangzhou, China, in 2008–2014.
Ngai Sze, Wong, Jessica, Mao, Weibin, Cheng, Weiming, Tang, Myron S, Cohen, Joseph D, Tucker, Huifang, Xu   +6 more
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A care coordination program to support patients with hepatitis B virus at Kaiser Permanente Mid-Atlantic States

BMC Health Services Research
Background Eliminating hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a significant worldwide challenge requiring innovative approaches for vaccination, screening, disease management, and the prevention of related conditions.
M. Cabell Jonas, Yi-Shin Sheu, Kara Wright, Lauren Peyton, R. Clayton Bishop, Sundeep Basra, Fariha Sarwar, Grace Winn, Karen Chesbrough   +8 more
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Linkage to care to reduce the gap in HIV treatment of people living with HIV/AIDS in Peru: 2016-2019 experience

HIV & AIDS Review. International Journal of HIV-Related Problems, 2023
Roberto Carrasco Navarro, Monica Guevara, Maribel Caballero, Nadya Bravo, Juan Miñano, Lorena Mestanza, Maribel Muñoz, Jose Sebastian, Jenny Carranza   +8 more
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Home testing and counselling with linkage to care [PDF]

The Lancet HIV, 2016
Genberg, Becky L., Hogan, Joseph W., Braitstein, Paula   +2 more
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Getting to the Point: A Community-Designed, Low-Barrier Hepatitis C Testing and Treatment Program for People Who Inject Drugs in Rural America

Viruses
Background: People who inject drugs (PWID) have a higher risk of contracting hepatitis C (HCV) than the general population, but these individuals are often poorly served by traditional healthcare systems.
Amanda N. Perry, Elizabeth Eccles, Shoshana H. Bardach, Alastair Huntley, Ryan Fowler, David de Gijsel   +5 more
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Strategies To Improve Linkage To HIV Care In Urban Areas Of Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review

HIV/AIDS: Research and Palliative Care, 2019
Kwadwo Koduah Owusu,1 Raphael Adu-Gyamfi,2 Ahmed Zamzam1 1School of Life and Medical Sciences, University of Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, UK; 2National AIDS/STI Control Programme, Ghana Health Service, Korle-Bu, Accra, GhanaCorrespondence: Raphael Adu ...
Koduah Owusu K, Adu-Gyamfi R, Ahmed Z
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Hepatitis Free Hospital: Retrospective Results of an In-Hospital Project of Hepatitis C Virus Micro-Elimination

Viruses
National HCV screening, a cost-effective program in Italy, is supported by the Italian Ministry of Health. Free-of-charge screening was approved for people who use drugs, prisoners and the 1969–1989 general population birth cohort.
Federica Cerini, Loreta A. Kondili, Chiara Masellis, Agostino Cosenza, Carmelo Selvaggio, Maria Grazia Rumi   +5 more
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Linkage to HIV care following diagnosis in the WHO European Region: A systematic review and meta-analysis, 2006-2017.

PLoS ONE, 2018
BackgroundTimely linkage to care after HIV diagnosis is crucial as delayed access can result in poor patient outcomes. The aim of this systematic review was to synthesise the evidence to achieve a better understanding of what proportion of patients are ...
Sara Croxford, Zheng Yin, Fiona Burns, Andrew Copas, Katy Town, Sarika Desai, Andrew Skingsley, Valerie Delpech, OptTEST project   +8 more
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Linkage to psychiatric care after the special needs report for children and its predictors: A retrospective study of 2363 cases

Klinik Psikiyatri Dergisi
INTRODUCTION: The Special Needs Report for Children (SNRC; Çocuklar İçin Özel Gereksinim Değerlendirmesi Raporu, ÇÖZGER), introduced in Turkey in 2019, restructured pediatric disability evaluation.
Mesut Sari, Yasemin İmrek, Onur Koçhan
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