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Estimates of People with Hepatitis C in Tennessee Number People with Reactive anti-HCV Antibody United States Census Bureau 2010: Age and Sex Compositions.

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1 Estimates of People with Hepatitis C in Tennessee Number People with Reactive anti-HCV Antibody United States Census Bureau 2010: Age and Sex Compositions (http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/briefs/c2010br-03.pdf; accessed 7/23/14); Ditah et al. J Hepatology 2014; 60:691 - NHANES HCV survey found 1.3% prevalence anti-HCV in US population age >18; Chak et al. Liver International 2011; 31:1090 - Adjustment for groups excluded from NHANES including homeless, incarcerated, active military and nursing home residentshttp://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/briefs/c2010br-03.pdf

2 Estimate of the Number of People with Hepatitis C per HCV Provider in Tennessee Chak et al. Liver International 2011; 31:1090 – Estimate 75% of people with anti-HCV antibody reactivity have active hepatitis C infection. Provider data estimated from state-level ribavirin prescription data in 2013-2014. Data kindly provided by IMS. Hepatitis C provider estimate includes everyone who has written at least one prescription for ribavirin

3 Estimates of the Number of People with Hepatitis C Infection per HCV Provider in Tennessee Compared with Nearby States and Massachusetts Chak et al. Liver International 2011; 31:1090 – Estimate 75% of people with anti-HCV antibody reactivity have active hepatitis C infection. Provider data estimated from state-level ribavirin prescription data in 2013-2014. Data kindly provided by IMS. Hepatitis C provider estimate includes everyone who has written at least one prescription for ribavirin

4 Tennessee Viral Hepatitis Prevention Coordinator Dana Jackson dana.jackson@tn.gov 615-­253-­1361 Website: http://health.tn.gov/Hepatitis/http://health.tn.gov/Hepatitis/


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