title: Hepatitis C Infection Among Hispanics in California.
abstract: Hispanics in California are more likely to be infected with hepatitis C, and those infected have had their infection detected later. A total of 1,567 Hispanic and Caucasian individuals were tested for antibodies to hepatitis C from 2000 through 2013. Interviewers administered the Risk Behavior Assessment. Hepatitis C-infected Hispanics were incarcerated longer than hepatitis C-infected Caucasians, and they used marijuana less and illicit methadone more. They were more likely to use crack, heroin, speedballs, and to have been in methadone treatment. Hispanics need hepatitis C testing linked to methadone treatment and written information in Spanish and English.
authors.affiliation: a School of Nursing, California State University , Long Beach , California , USA.
authors.forename: Catherine A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Cummins
authors.affiliation: b Department of Health Care Administration , California State University , Long Beach , California , USA.
authors.forename: Erlyana
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Erlyana
authors.affiliation: c Center for Behavioral Research and Services, Psychology Department , California State University , Long Beach , California , USA.
authors.forename: Dennis G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Fisher
authors.affiliation: c Center for Behavioral Research and Services, Psychology Department , California State University , Long Beach , California , USA.
authors.forename: Grace L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Reynolds
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002140:California / Q000453:epidemiology; D057210:Delayed Diagnosis; D005260:Female; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000208:ethnology*; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016485:Needle Sharing; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000208:ethnology*; D044465:White People
keywords: Hepatitis C; Hispanic; methadone; risk assessment