dc.contributor | Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus |
dc.contributor.author | Picchio, Camila Andrea |
dc.contributor.author | Nomah, Daniel K. |
dc.contributor.author | Araujo, Silvia G. |
dc.contributor.author | Fernández, Emma |
dc.contributor.author | Rodríguez Frias, Francisco |
dc.contributor.author | Rando Segura, Ariadna |
dc.contributor.author | Buti Ferret, Maria |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-05-02T13:05:09Z |
dc.date.available | 2022-05-02T13:05:09Z |
dc.date.issued | 2021-08-25 |
dc.identifier.citation | Picchio CA, Nomah DK, Araujo SG, Rando-Segura A, Fernández E, Buti M, et al. A novel model of care for simplified testing of HBV in African communities during the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain. Sci Rep. 2021 Aug 25;11:17063. |
dc.identifier.issn | 2045-2322 |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11351/7447 |
dc.description | Epidemiology; Health services; Viral hepatitis |
dc.description.abstract | Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a major public health threat for migrant populations in Spain and efforts to scale up testing are needed to reach the WHO elimination targets. The Hepatitis B Virus Community Screening and Vaccination in Africans (HBV-COMSAVA) study aims to use point-of-care testing and simplified diagnostic tools to identify, link to care, or vaccinate African migrants in Barcelona during the COVID-19 pandemic. From 21/11/20 to 03/07/2021, 314 study participants were offered HBV screening in a community clinic. Rapid tests for HBsAg screening were used and blood samples were collected with plasma separation cards. Patients received results and were offered: linkage to specialist care; post-test counselling; or HBV vaccination in situ. Sociodemographic and clinical history were collected and descriptive statistics were utilized. 274 patients were included and 210 (76.6%) returned to receive results. The HBsAg prevalence was 9.9% and 33.2% of people had evidence of past resolved infection. Overall, 133 required vaccination, followed by post-test counselling (n = 114), and linkage to a specialist (n = 27). Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, by employing a community-based model of care utilizing novel simplified diagnostic tools, HBV-COMSAVA demonstrated that it was possible to diagnose, link to care, and vaccinate African migrants in community-based settings. |
dc.language.iso | eng |
dc.publisher | Nature Research |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Scientific Reports;11 |
dc.rights | Attribution 4.0 International |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
dc.source | Scientia |
dc.subject | Emigració i immigració |
dc.subject | Hepatitis B - Diagnòstic |
dc.subject | Química clínica |
dc.subject.mesh | Point-of-Care Testing |
dc.subject.mesh | Hepatitis B, Chronic |
dc.subject.mesh | /diagnosis |
dc.subject.mesh | Emigrants and Immigrants |
dc.title | A novel model of care for simplified testing of HBV in African communities during the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain |
dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1038/s41598-021-96350-3 |
dc.subject.decs | análisis de diagnóstico inmediato |
dc.subject.decs | hepatitis B crónica |
dc.subject.decs | /diagnóstico |
dc.subject.decs | emigrantes e inmigrantes |
dc.relation.publishversion | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-96350-3 |
dc.type.version | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion |
dc.audience | Professionals |
dc.contributor.organismes | Institut Català de la Salut |
dc.contributor.authoraffiliation | [Picchio CA, Araujo SG, Fernández E] Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), Hospital Clínic, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. [Nomah DK] Department of Health, Center for Epidemiological Studies on Sexually Transmitted Infections and HIV/AIDS in Catalonia (CEEISCAT), Generalitat of Catalonia, Badalona, Spain. [Rando-Segura A] Unitat de Patologia Hepàtica, Servei de Bioquímica i Microbiologia, Vall d’Hebron Hospital Universitari, Barcelona, Spain. [Buti M] CIBER Hepatic and Digestive Diseases (CIBERehd), Instituto Carlos III, Madrid, Spain. Unitat del Fetge, Vall d’Hebron Hospital Universitari, Barcelona, Spain. [Rodríguez-Frías F] Unitat de Patologia Hepàtica, Servei de Bioquímica i Microbiologia, Vall d’Hebron Hospital Universitari, Barcelona, Spain. CIBER Hepatic and Digestive Diseases (CIBERehd), Instituto Carlos III, Madrid, Spain |
dc.identifier.pmid | 34433852 |
dc.identifier.wos | 000688551400042 |
dc.rights.accessrights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |