The syndemic effect of HIV/HCV co-infection and mental health disorders on acute care hospitalization rate among people living with HIV/AIDS: a population-based retrospective cohort study.

CONCLUSION: The HIV/HCV co-infection and MHD interaction demonstrated a significant effect on the rate of acute care hospitalization, particularly for PLW-HIV/HCV with MHD. Implementing widely accessible integrative care model best practices may address this public health challenge.
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Source: Canadian Journal of Public Health - August 21, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: St-Jean M, Tafessu H, Closson K, Patterson TL, Lavergne MR, Elefante J, Ti L, Hull MW, Hogg RS, Barrios R, Shoveller JA, Montaner JSG, Lima VD Tags: Can J Public Health Source Type: research