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An analysis of hepatitis C virus-related public inquiries from health professionals: 2009-2010
Jorgensen CM , Lewis CA , Liu J . Clin Infect Dis 2012 55 Suppl 1 S54-7 A content analysis was performed on e-mail inquiries about viral hepatitis that were submitted by health professionals to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) public inquiry system, CDC-INFO. All hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related inquiries from health professionals were identified, representing 10% of all inquiries received during the 2-year period of 2009-2010. Three-fourths of the inquiries included professional degree and organizational affiliation information, with 35% representing physicians, 33% representing nurses, and 6% representing midlevel clinicians, the majority of whom provided direct clinical care or worked in a healthcare organization. Two independent coders analyzed content, with kappa coefficients for interrater agreement ranging from 0.82 to 0.93. Overall, the inquiries demonstrated important knowledge gaps regarding HCV, with the most frequently asked questions focusing on transmission, serology, and policy/legal issues surrounding patient care and infected healthcare workers. |
Socioeconomic influences on the effects of a genetic testing direct-to-consumer marketing campaign
Bowen DJ , Harris J , Jorgensen CM , Myers MF , Kuniyuki A . Public Health Genomics 2010 13 (3) 131-42 Direct-to-consumer marketing of genetic tests is beginning to appear in select markets, and little independent evaluation has been conducted on the effects of this marketing on consumer attitudes or behavior. The purpose of this paper is to identify the effects of socioeconomic status on women's reactions to such a campaign, including knowledge of the test, perceptions of personal risk, communications with others about the test, and interest in pursuing the test. The only United States provider of genetic testing for breast and ovarian cancer susceptibility (BRCA1/2 testing) conducted a pilot marketing campaign that targeted women aged 25-54 and their health care providers in 2 cities, Atlanta, Ga., and Denver, Colo. The design for the evaluation was a post campaign consumer survey, based on a cross-sectional stratified random sample of women in the 2 intervention sites and 2 comparison sites. The campaign had no differential impact by socioeconomic status. However, there was a consistent relationship between socioeconomic status and several outcome variables, including knowledge of the test, beliefs about the test, and desire to know about genetic risk. These data indicate that socioeconomic status may play a role in uptake of genetic services, regardless of response to a media campaign. |
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