Knowledge and attitudes about hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and its treatment in HCV mono-infected and HCV/HIV co-infected adults

Summary Hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment is rapidly changing but little is known about patients' attitudes and knowledge about HCV. This study used a cross‐sectional survey to examine the relationship between HCV knowledge and attitudes towards HCV in patients with HCV mono‐infection and HIV/H...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of viral hepatitis 2013-10, Vol.20 (10), p.708-714
Hauptverfasser:	Chen, E. Y., North, C. S., Fatunde, O., Bernstein, I., Salari, S., Day, B., Jain, M. K.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult attitude Cross-Sectional Studies Demography Female health beliefs Health Education - methods Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Hepatitis C - psychology Hepatitis C - therapy Hepatitis C virus HIV Infections - complications human immunodeficiency virus Humans intervention research knowledge Male Middle Aged
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Zusammenfassung:	Summary Hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment is rapidly changing but little is known about patients' attitudes and knowledge about HCV. This study used a cross‐sectional survey to examine the relationship between HCV knowledge and attitudes towards HCV in patients with HCV mono‐infection and HIV/HCV co‐infection. Subsequently, an education intervention was developed with an abridged version of the cross‐sectional survey administered before and after the education session to assess changes in knowledge and attitudes. 292 people participated in the cross‐sectional survey, and 87 people participated in the education intervention. In the cross‐sectional survey, the mean knowledge score regarding HCV was low (
ISSN:	1352-0504 1365-2893
DOI:	10.1111/jvh.12095