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Institut Català de la Salut
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[Picchio CA, Araujo SG, Fernández E] Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), Hospital Clínic, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. [Nomah DK] Department of Health, Center for Epidemiological Studies on Sexually Transmitted Infections and HIV/AIDS in Catalonia (CEEISCAT), Generalitat of Catalonia, Badalona, Spain. [Rando-Segura A] Unitat de Patologia Hepàtica, Servei de Bioquímica i Microbiologia, Vall d’Hebron Hospital Universitari, Barcelona, Spain. [Buti M] CIBER Hepatic and Digestive Diseases (CIBERehd), Instituto Carlos III, Madrid, Spain. Unitat del Fetge, Vall d’Hebron Hospital Universitari, Barcelona, Spain. [Rodríguez-Frías F] Unitat de Patologia Hepàtica, Servei de Bioquímica i Microbiologia, Vall d’Hebron Hospital Universitari, Barcelona, Spain. CIBER Hepatic and Digestive Diseases (CIBERehd), Instituto Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus
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Picchio, Camila Andrea
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Nomah, Daniel K.
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Araujo, Silvia G.
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Fernández, Emma
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Rodríguez Frias, Francisco
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Rando Segura, Ariadna
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Buti Ferret, Maria
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2025-10-24T10:17:27Z
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2025-10-24T10:17:27Z
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2022-05-02T13:05:09Z
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2022-05-02T13:05:09Z
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2021-08-25
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Picchio CA, Nomah DK, Araujo SG, Rando-Segura A, Fernández E, Buti M, et al. A novel model of care for simplified testing of HBV in African communities during the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain. Sci Rep. 2021 Aug 25;11:17063.
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https://hdl.handle.net/11351/7447
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10.1038/s41598-021-96350-3
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000688551400042
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https://hdl.handle.net/11351/7447
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Epidemiology; Health services; Viral hepatitis
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Epidemiologia; Serveis de salut; Hepatitis viral
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Epidemiología; Servicios de salud; Hepatitis viral
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Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a major public health threat for migrant populations in Spain and efforts to scale up testing are needed to reach the WHO elimination targets. The Hepatitis B Virus Community Screening and Vaccination in Africans (HBV-COMSAVA) study aims to use point-of-care testing and simplified diagnostic tools to identify, link to care, or vaccinate African migrants in Barcelona during the COVID-19 pandemic. From 21/11/20 to 03/07/2021, 314 study participants were offered HBV screening in a community clinic. Rapid tests for HBsAg screening were used and blood samples were collected with plasma separation cards. Patients received results and were offered: linkage to specialist care; post-test counselling; or HBV vaccination in situ. Sociodemographic and clinical history were collected and descriptive statistics were utilized. 274 patients were included and 210 (76.6%) returned to receive results. The HBsAg prevalence was 9.9% and 33.2% of people had evidence of past resolved infection. Overall, 133 required vaccination, followed by post-test counselling (n = 114), and linkage to a specialist (n = 27). Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, by employing a community-based model of care utilizing novel simplified diagnostic tools, HBV-COMSAVA demonstrated that it was possible to diagnose, link to care, and vaccinate African migrants in community-based settings.
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This study was carried out by ISGlobal with competitive funding through the Gilead Sciences global HBV-CARE program (IN-ES-988–5799).
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application/pdf
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Nature Research
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Scientific Reports;11
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-96350-3
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Attribution 4.0 International
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
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Emigració i immigració
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Hepatitis B - Diagnòstic
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Química clínica
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HEALTH CARE::Health Services Administration::Patient Care Management::Point-of-Care Systems::Point-of-Care Testing
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DISEASES::Virus Diseases::DNA Virus Infections::Hepadnaviridae Infections::Hepatitis B::Hepatitis B, Chronic
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Other subheadings::Other subheadings::/diagnosis
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NAMED GROUPS::Persons::Emigrants and Immigrants
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ATENCIÓN DE SALUD::administración de los servicios de salud::gestión de la atención al paciente::sistemas de atención en la cabecera del paciente::análisis de diagnóstico inmediato
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ENFERMEDADES::virosis::infecciones por virus ADN::infecciones por Hepadnaviridae::hepatitis B::hepatitis B crónica
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Otros calificadores::Otros calificadores::/diagnóstico
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DENOMINACIONES DE GRUPOS::personas::emigrantes e inmigrantes
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A novel model of care for simplified testing of HBV in African communities during the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain
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info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
