Profile Summary
Submission ID |
PROW499L6KQ |
Name |
Richard Morrow |
Call |
Progress toward Hepatitis B Elimination Meeting in Canada - Abstract Submission |
Email Address |
richard.morrow@ubc.ca |
Title |
Postdoctoral research fellow |
Organization |
University of British Columbia |
Session
Title |
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic–related measures on testing for hepatitis B in British Columbia, Canada: an interrupted time series analysis |
Description |
Background: Measures to address SARS-CoV-2 transmission led to disruption of health services internationally.
Purpose: We assessed the impact of COVID-19 pandemic–related measures on hepatitis B (HBV) testing in British Columbia, Canada.
Method: We used interrupted time series analysis with BC COVID-19 Cohort data to estimate changes in HBV testing following the declaration of an emergency related to the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020.
Results: HBV surface antigen testing was 15.6% lower than predicted in June–December 2020 and 24.1% lower than predicted in 2022, HBV DNA testing was 11.9% lower than predicted in June–December 2020 and 11.7% lower than predicted in 2022, and e-antigen testing was 5.3% lower than predicted in June–December 2020 and 7.4% lower than predicted in 2022.
Conclusion: Pandemic-related disruptions were associated with a decrease in HBV testing relative to the predicted level in the short term, and testing remained lower than expected over a longer period. |
Track |
Hepatitis B (including HDV, HCV, HIV Co-infections) - Epidemiology/Public Health |
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Co-Presenters
Name |
Jason Wong |
Organization |
BC Centre for Disease Control |
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Email |
jason.wong@bccdc.ca
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Website |
N/A
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Name |
Jean Makuza |
Organization |
University of British Columbia |
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Email |
jean.makuza@bccdc.ca
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Website |
N/A
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Name |
Julia Li |
Organization |
BC Centre for Disease Control |
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Email |
julia.li@bccdc.ca
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Website |
N/A
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Speaker Role |
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Name |
Mawuena Binka |
Organization |
BC CDC |
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Email |
mawuena.binka@bccdc.ca
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Website |
N/A
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Name |
Mike Irvine |
Organization |
BC Centre for Disease Control |
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Email |
mike.irvine@bccdc.ca
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Website |
N/A
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Speaker Role |
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Name |
Naveed Zafar Janjua |
Organization |
British Columbia Centre for Disease Control/University of British Columbia |
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Email |
naveed.janjua@bccdc.ca
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N/A
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Name |
Stanley Wong |
Organization |
BC CDC |
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Email |
stanley.wong@bccdc.ca
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Website |
N/A
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