The goal of this study is to assess patients' attitudes and knowledge of Hepatitis C, analyze the variables that may influence patients' knowledge, and educate patients on Hepatitis C.
The study will compare the effectiveness of providing HCV education by providing a pamphlet and expert education compared to providing a pamphlet only. The information gained in completing this study will help the medical community improve patient education on the disease and specifically understand how the medical community can best serve pregnant patients with opiate dependence burdened by Hepatitis C.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
115
Patients will be randomized to a group that receives the pamphlets only and a group that receives the pamphlets and has an expert educator review that pamphlets with them and answer questions.
Good Samaritan Hospital
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Number of Questions Scored Correct on the Hepatitis C Knowledge Survey
Number of questions scored correct on the Hepatitis C knowledge survey
Time frame: 2-8 weeks after study intervention
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