Table 1.
Summary of Selected Articles of HCV Screening Rates Published from 2017 to 2018
| Reference | Population | Data sources | Study Design | Key findings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Population | ||||
| Patel et al. [8] | Birth cohorts 1945–1965 & 1966–1994 | 2013–2017 National Health Interview Survey | Longitudinal | The rates increased from 12.3–17.3% from 2013 to 2017 of the birth cohort 1945–1954, and 13.2–16.8% of the birth cohort 1966–1994, respectively. |
| Jemal et al. [9] | Birth cohort 1945–1965 | 2013 & 2015 National Health Interview Survey | Cross-sectional | The rates increased from 12.3% in 2013 to 13.8% in 2015. |
| Barocas et al. [10] | Birth cohorts 1945–1965 & after 1965, commercially insured | 2010–2014 MarketScan claims data | Quasi-experimental | There was a 49.0% increase in screening rates of the birth cohort 1945–1964 after 2012 CDC recommendation. |
| Isenbour et al. [11] | All-ages, commercially insured | 2004–2014 MarketScan claims data | Longitudinal | The rates increased from 1.1–2.5% between 2005 and 2014 of all ages. Younger enrollees had higher rates, and the rates of the birth cohort 1945–1965 increased 91.0% from 1.7–3.3% between 2011 and 2014. |
| Carlucci et al. [12] | Birth cohort 1945–1965 of insured Tennesseans | 2013–2015 HCV surveillance and claims data from Tennessee Department of Health. | Cross-sectional | The rate was 7%. |
| Schillie et al. [13] | Childbearing-age women, pregnant women, and children <5 | 2011–2016 commercial laboratory data from a single company | Cross-sectional | The rates increased from 6.1–8.4% among childbearing age women between 2011 and 2016, 5.7–13.4% among pregnant women, and .5-.6% among children, respectively. |
| Ross et al. [14] | Birth cohort 1945–1965 Veterans who used VA health care | 2013–2016 VA nationwide claims data | longitudinal | The rates increased from 65.5% to 73.4% between 2013 and 2016. |
| Manjelievskaia et al. [15] | Birth cohort 1945–1965, Department of Defense beneficiaries | A 5% sample of claims from Military Health System Data from 2011 to 2013 | Cross-sectional | The rates were 1.7% prior to the CDC recommendation and 2.4% afterward. |
| Underserved Population | ||||
| Flanigan et al. [16] | Birth cohort 1945–1965, New York Medicaid enrollees | New York Medicaid claims from 2012–2014 | longitudinal | The monthly rates increased from .8% in 2012, to .9% in 2013, to 1.3% in 2014.1 |
| Kim et al. [17] | Birth cohort 1945–1965 in safety-net clinics | 2014–2016 electronic health records data | Cross-sectional | The rate was 99.7% during the period. |
| Wong et al. [18] | Patients ≥ 18 who underwent outpatient endoscopy at a large urban safety-net hospital | 2015–2016 electronic health records data | Cross-sectional | The rate was 30.9%. |
| Cornett et al. [19] | Birth cohort 1945–1965 during ED visits | 2016 claims data from a single hospital | Cross-sectional | (At least) 20.9% patients were screened during ED visits.2 |
| High-Risk Population | ||||
| Noska et al. [20] | All-age homeless Veterans who used VA health care | 2015 VA nationwide claims data | Cross-sectional | The rates were 78.1% of homeless Veterans and 59.5% of non-homeless Veterans, |
| Lazar et al. [21] | Persons ≥ 18 with HIV infection in a single New York City clinic | 2012 commercial laboratory data | Cross-sectional | The rate was 25.8%. |
| Chappell et al. [22] | Children of HCV-infected mothers | 2006–2014 claims data from a single hospital | Cross-sectional | The rate was .9%. |
| Watts et al. [23] | Children born form HCV-infected mothers in Wisconsin Medicaid | 2011–2015 Wisconsin Medicaid claims data | Cross-sectional | The rate was 34.0%. |
| Soipe et al. [24] | Young adults age18–29 who used non-medical prescription opioids | 2015–2016 self-reported HCV screening status from the Rhode Island Young Adults Prescription Drug Study | Cross-sectional | The rate was 78.6%. |
| Lambdin et al. [25] | Drug users ≥ 18 in Oakland, California | 2011–2013 self-reported HCV screening status data | Cross-sectional | The rate was 32.0%. |
| Epstein et al. [26] | All women with opioid use disorder who delivered live births in a single medical center | 2006–2015 registry data | Cross-sectional | The rates were 85.0% of the women, and 68.0% of the infants. |
| Akiyama et al. [27] | Birth cohort 1945–1965 in New York City jail system | 2013–2014 claims data from New York City correctional health providers | Cross-sectional | The rate was 63.7%. |
Only monthly rates were reported.
The denominator was estimated based the number of patients in that birth cohort during the entire year of 2016.