Hepatitis C, Hepatitis C, Chronic, HIV/AIDS
Conditions
Keywords
HIV, Health literacy, Hepatitis C, Hepatitis C knowledge, HIV knowledge, Hepatitis C treatment
Brief summary
A clinical observational study for patients with HIV co-infected with hepatitis C that investigates the levels of their health literacy, hepatitis C and HIV knowledge. Participants will complete a one-time assessment of these studied domains and categorized in three groups defined by their hepatitis C treatment referral status: not-referred, referred-attended, referred and no-show.
Detailed description
The main purpose of this research study is to investigate the prevalence of inadequate health literacy and hepatitis C knowledge and their determinants among people living with HIV/AIDS co-infected with hepatitis C. The observation will determine if health literacy and/or hepatitis C knowledge are predictors of patient willingness and intention to be treated for HCV in the overall cohort and stratified according to study groups as noted above.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
University of California, San Diego
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Any adult (≥ 18 years) HIV-infected patient attending the UCSD Owen Clinic * Regardless of ethnic background * English or Spanish speaking * With active HCV infection defined as having a detectable HCV viral load with or without a positive HCV antibody
Exclusion criteria
* Neurocognitive impairment precluding participation * Physical illness precluding participation
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Inadequate health literacy (s-TOFHLA inventory) | Baseline before HCV treatment consideration | The primary outcome will measure the point prevalence of inadequate health literacy among persons with HIV/AIDS with active hepatitis C infection. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Hepatitis C knowledge (using the modified Treolar's scale) | Baseline before HCV treatment consideration |
Other
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Determinants of inadequate health literacy and HCV knowledge | Baseline before HCV treatment consideration | To ascertain determinants of inadequate health literacy and HCV knowledge among PLWH coinfected with HCV in the overall study group and stratified according to group membership: (1) not referred for HCV therapy, (2) those referred but no show, and (3) those referred and attended HCV therapy. |
| Predictors of patient willingness to HCV treatment | Baseline before HCV treatment consideration | To ascertain predictors of patient willingness and intention to be treated for HCV with particular attention to the independent effect of health literacy and HCV knowledge in the overall cohort and stratified according to study groups as noted above. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed