Hepatitis C Screening Rate Among Underserved Adults With Serious Mental Illness Receiving Care in California Community Mental Health Centers.
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https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/AJPH.2016.303059?casa_token=zE3YoGiwKsgAAAAA%3A_XUlfDSRWBkvcr7ahBRMtKCeyxKPAZedW-aRRlfu_G72jp0twKV14RBqCcf8GUTGKoTnw983aL2nAbstract
Although HCV is more prevalent among people with severe mental illness (SMI; e.g., schizophrenia, bipolar disorder) than in the general population (17% vs 1%), no large previous studies have examined HCV screening in this population. In this cross-sectional study, we examined administrative data for 57 170 California Medicaid enrollees with SMI to identify prevalence and predictors of HCV screening from October 2010 through September 2011. Only 4.7% (2674 of 57 170) received HCV screening, with strongest predictors being nonpsychiatric health care utilization and comorbid substance abuse.
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