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  • * The review analyzed literature on HCV in groups such as incarcerated individuals, those with psychiatric disorders, and migrants, highlighting gaps in data and the need for more focused research.
  • * Findings indicate a significant decline in HCV among prisoners, high prevalence in psychiatric patients despite limited infection data, and inconsistent screening outcomes for migrants, urging caution when interpreting prevalence statistics from these diverse groups.

Article Abstract

Underserved populations have a wide heterogeneity on healthcare provision and use. They also represent the key populations according to WHO 2030 goals for HCV micro-elimination. Our review evaluated the available literature on HCV diagnosis, staging, and treatment among underserved populations, such as incarcerated people, patients with psychiatric disorders, and migrants. A narrative review of literature was performed using key electronic databases (Scopus, Pubmed-MEDLINE) and search engines (Google Scholar). Peer-reviewed publications, grey literature on HCV, and recent models proposed for micro-elimination in underserved populations were included. An insight into the COVID-19 pandemic and its influence on HCV micro-elimination pathways will be also provided. Regarding prison settings, a progressive reduction in HCV epidemiology among incarcerated people in the last years was found (one-third of the level it had been before). People suffering from psychiatric disorders have a high anti-HCV prevalence, but there is a lack of data on active infections. A bidirectional relationship between HCV and psychiatric disorders was found. Migrants showed a very inconsistent assessment of HCV. Furthermore, available studies recorded data from populations with high heterogeneity of anti-HCV prevalence, Therefore, the reported results need caution in their evaluation.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10379370PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11142109DOI Listing

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