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Hepatitis C virus cascade of care among adults in Sindh province, Pakistan: Findings from 2019–2020 household sero-survey

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  • Tesfa Sewunet Alamneh
  • Josephine G Walker
  • Aaron G Lim
  • Ejaz Alam
  • Saeed Hamid
  • Graham R Foster
  • Naheed Choudhry
  • M Azim Ansari
  • Huma Qureshi
  • Peter Vickerman

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Pakistan has the largest national burden of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections (9.8 million). High levels of testing and treatment are needed to achieve HCV elimination, but little data exists on this in Pakistan. A household sero-survey from Sindh province (2019–2020) collected self-reported data from adults on previous HCV testing and treatment, and undertook HCV-antibody (HCV-Ab) testing of participants (2988 children ( 25 years), and adults with a secondary or higher education level were more likely to have ever been tested for HCV, as were individuals with a family history of hepatitis, received HBV vaccination or that had various risk factors linked to HCV transmission (e.g., blood transfusion, having tattoo/acupuncture, hospitalisation or therapeutic injection (s) history). The cascade-of-care for HCV needs improving to eliminate HCV in Pakistan, especially among younger adults, women and people with low education levels.

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  • Tesfa Sewunet Alamneh & Josephine G Walker & Aaron G Lim & Ejaz Alam & Saeed Hamid & Graham R Foster & Naheed Choudhry & M Azim Ansari & Huma Qureshi & Peter Vickerman, 2025. "Hepatitis C virus cascade of care among adults in Sindh province, Pakistan: Findings from 2019–2020 household sero-survey," PLOS Global Public Health, Public Library of Science, vol. 5(7), pages 1-12, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pgph00:0004706
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0004706
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