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dc.contributorInstitut d'Assistència Sanitària
dc.contributor.authorButi, Maria
dc.contributor.authorLens, Sabela
dc.contributor.authorForns, Xavier
dc.contributor.authorRodríguez-Tajes, Sergio
dc.contributor.authorFernández, Emma
dc.contributor.authorPamplona, Francisco Javier
dc.contributor.authorLópez Nuñez, Carmen
dc.contributor.authorPicchio, Camila A
dc.contributor.authorNomah, Daniel Kwakye
dc.contributor.authorRando Segura, Ariadna
dc.date.accessioned2023-12-18T09:40:20Z
dc.date.available2023-12-18T09:40:20Z
dc.date.issued2023-12-14
dc.identifier.citationPicchio CA, Nomah DK, Rando-Segura A, Buti M, Lens S, Forns X, et al. Community-based screening enhances hepatitis B virus linkage to care among West African migrants in Spain. Commun Med (Lond). 2023 Dec 14;3:182.
dc.identifier.issn2730-664X
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11351/10702
dc.descriptionHepatitis B virus; Community approach; Screening programs
dc.description.abstractBackground: Chronic infection with HBV is responsible for >50% of all hepatocellular cancer cases globally and disproportionately affects sub-Saharan African (sSA) countries. Migration from these countries to Europe has increased substantially in recent years, posing unique challenges to health systems. The aim of this study was to carry out a community-based intervention to increase HBV screening, vaccination, and linkage to care among sSA migrants in Catalonia, Spain. Methods:This was a prospective cohort study. Participants ≥18 years were offered community-based HBV screening between 20/11/20 and 21/01/22. Rapid HBV testing and blood sample collection utilizing plasma separation cards were carried out and linkage to care was offered to all participants. HBV vaccination and post-test counseling were performed at a second visit in the community. The main outcome was the odds of those with current HBV infection being successfully linked to hepatology. Rates of completing the care cascade of this model were analyzed. Results: In the present study, 444 people undergo screening, with 50.6% of participants showing evidence of past or current HBV infection, including an HBsAg prevalence of 9.2%. Migrants with current HBV infection exhibit 5.2 times higher odds of successful linkage to care compared to those in need of post-test counseling or vaccination. The study achieves a successful linkage to care rate of 72% for all participants, with specialist appointments arranged within 15.5 days.Conclusions:This community-based HBV screening program provides evidence of a successful model for identifying and providing care, including vaccination, to west African migrants at high risk of HBV infection who may otherwise not engage in care.
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dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherNature Research
dc.relation.ispartofseriesCommunications Medicine;3
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.sourceScientia
dc.subjectVirus de l'hepatitis B
dc.subjectCribatge (Medicina)
dc.subject.meshHepatitis B virus
dc.subject.meshMass Screening
dc.titleCommunity-based screening enhances hepatitis B virus linkage to care among West African migrants in Spain
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.identifier.doi10.1038/s43856-023-00420-8
dc.subject.decsvirus de la hepatitis B
dc.subject.decscribado sistemático
dc.relation.publishversionhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s43856-023-00420-8
dc.type.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
dc.audienceProfessionals
dc.contributor.authoraffiliation[Picchio CA] Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. [Nomah DK] Center for Epidemiological Studies on Sexually Transmitted Infections and HIV/AIDS in Catalonia (CEEISCAT), Department of Health, Generalitat of Catalonia, Badalona, Spain. [Rando-Segura A] Microbiology Department, Vall d'Hebron Hospital Universitari, Barcelona, Spain. [Buti M] Hepatic and Digestive Diseases (CIBERehd), Instituto Carlos III, Madrid, Spain. Hospital Campus, Liver Unit, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain. [Lens S, Forns X, Rodriguez Tajes S] Hepatic and Digestive Diseases (CIBERehd), Instituto Carlos III, Madrid, Spain. Liver Unit, Hospital Clínic, IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. [Fernández E] Bacerlona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. [Pamplona Portero J] Departament de Malalties Digestives, Hospital de Santa Caterina, Salt, Spain. [López Nuñez C] Departament de Malalties Digestives, Hospital Dr. Josep Trueta, Girona, Spain
dc.identifier.pmid38097770
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