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Find the Missing Millions: Malaysia’s experience with nationwide hepatitis C screening campaign in the general population

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dc.contributor.authorRosaida Md Said
dc.contributor.authorRozainanee Mohd Zain
dc.contributor.authorHuan‐Keat Chan
dc.contributor.authorShahrul Aiman Soelar
dc.contributor.authorNorhayati Rusli
dc.contributor.authorNazrila Hairizan Nasir
dc.contributor.authorRozita Zakaria
dc.contributor.authorMuhammad Radzi Abu Hassan
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-30T07:47:04Z
dc.date.available2024-07-30T07:47:04Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractApproximately 2.5% of the Malaysian population is currently living with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Yet, the public awareness of the disease is limited and under screening remains a major challenge. With the support of international non-for-profit organizations, the Ministry of Health in Malaysia recently launched a one-week na tionwide hepatitis C screening campaign in conjunction with the World Hepatitis Day. For the first time, the rapid diagnostic test (RDT) for HCV screening was intro duced in public health institutions. This campaign involved 49 hospitals and 38 health clinics across the country, targeting the adult general population with unknown HCV infection status. Of the 11 382 participants undergoing the RDT, 1.9% were found to be positive for hepatitis C antibody (anti-HCV) and were referred to on-site medical departments or nearby hospitals for confirmatory testing and treatment. Men, the Malay ethnic group, intranasal and injection drug users and ex-prisoners were shown to have higher odds of being positive for anti-HCV. In addition to serving as a model to educate the general population about the disease, this campaign demonstrates the feasibility of decentralizing HCV screening, particularly by promoting the use of RDT, and linking the HCV-infected patients to care in Malaysia.
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/jvh.13267
dc.identifier.urihttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jvh.13267
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.nih.gov.my/handle/123456789/749
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherJohn Wiley & Sons
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Viral Hepatitis
dc.relation.issn1365-2893
dc.relation.journalJOURNAL OF VIRAL HEPATITIS
dc.subjectDiagnostic screening programmes
dc.subjectHepatitis C
dc.subjectMalaysia
dc.subjectPoint-of-care testing
dc.titleFind the Missing Millions: Malaysia’s experience with nationwide hepatitis C screening campaign in the general population
dc.typejournal-article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.issue6
oaire.citation.volume27
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