2004
Racial differences in hepatitis B and hepatitis C and associated risk behaviors in veterans with severe mental illness.
Butterfield MI, Bosworth HB, Stechuchak KM, Frothingham R, Bastian LA, Meador KG, Swartz M, Horner RD. Racial differences in hepatitis B and hepatitis C and associated risk behaviors in veterans with severe mental illness. Journal Of The National Medical Association 2004, 96: 43-52. PMID: 14746353, PMCID: PMC2594764.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjection drug useSevere mental illnessAfrican American veteransHepatitis BHepatitis CMental illnessRacial differencesRisk behaviorsRisk of HCVRisk of HBVAfrican American raceConfidence intervalsStrong risk indicatorSmoking crack cocaineMultiple sex partnersAfrican AmericansHigh rateHBV seroprevalenceHCV seroprevalenceHCV infectionMultivariable analysisPrevalence ratesPsychiatric unitHBVCaucasian veterans
2003
Blood-Borne Infections and Persons With Mental Illness: Gender Differences in Hepatitis C Infection and Risks Among Persons With Severe Mental Illness
Butterfield MI, Bosworth HB, Meador KG, Stechuchak KM, Essock SM, Osher FC, Goodman LA, Swanson JW, Bastian LA, Horner RD. Blood-Borne Infections and Persons With Mental Illness: Gender Differences in Hepatitis C Infection and Risks Among Persons With Severe Mental Illness. Psychiatric Services 2003, 54: 848-853. PMID: 12773599, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.54.6.848.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatitis C infectionSevere mental illnessHepatitis C seropositivityC infectionMental illnessRisk behaviorsUnprotected sexC seropositivityDrug-related risk behaviorsBlood borne infectionsHigh rateLifetime sexual risk behaviorsUnprotected vaginal sexSexual risk behaviorsGender differencesNeedle sharingRisk factorsNeedle useAnal sexDrug risksSex riskLifetime ratesVaginal sexCocaine useInfection