Estimating the number of people with hepatitis C virus who have ever injected drugs and have yet to be diagnosed: an evidence synthesis approach for Scotland

Teresa C. Prevost; Anne M. Presanis; Avril Taylor; David J. Goldberg; Sharon J. Hutchinson; Daniela De Angelis

doi:10.1111/add.12948

Estimating the number of people with hepatitis C virus who have ever injected drugs and have yet to be diagnosed: an evidence synthesis approach for Scotland

Teresa C. Prevost^*, Anne M. Presanis, Avril Taylor, David J. Goldberg, Sharon J. Hutchinson, Daniela De Angelis

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Abstract

Aims

To estimate the number of people who have ever injected drugs (defined here as PWID) living in Scotland in 2009 who have been infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) and to quantify and characterize the population remaining undiagnosed.
Methods

Information from routine surveillance (n¿=¿22¿616) and survey data (n¿=¿2511) was combined using a multiparameter evidence synthesis approach to estimate the size of the PWID population, HCV antibody prevalence and the proportion of HCV antibody prevalent cases who have been diagnosed, in subgroups defined by recency of injecting (in the last year or not), age (15–34 and 35–64¿years), gender and region of residence (Greater Glasgow and Clyde and the rest of Scotland).
Results

HCV antibody-prevalence among PWID in Scotland during 2009 was estimated to be 57% [95% CI=52-61%], corresponding to 46¿657 [95% credible interval (CI)¿=¿33¿812–66¿803] prevalent cases. Of these, 27¿434 (95% CI¿=¿14¿636–47¿564) were undiagnosed, representing 59% [95% CI=43-71%] of prevalent cases. Among the undiagnosed, 83% (95% CI¿=¿75–89%) were PWID who had not injected in the last year and 71% (95% CI¿=¿58–85%) were aged 35–64 years.
Conclusions

The number of undiagnosed hepatitis C virus-infected cases in Scotland appears to be particularly high among those who have injected drugs more than 1¿year ago and are more than 35¿years old.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1287-1300
Number of pages	14
Journal	Addiction
Volume	110
Issue number	8
Early online date	8 Jun 2015
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/add.12948
Publication status	Published - Aug 2015

Keywords

hepatitis C
evidence synthesis
people who inject drugs
prevalence

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Estimating the number of people with hepatitis C virus who have ever injected drugs and have yet to be diagnosed: an evidence synthesis approach for Scotland. / Prevost, Teresa C.; Presanis, Anne M.; Taylor, Avril; Goldberg, David J.; Hutchinson, Sharon J.; De Angelis, Daniela.

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