Estimating the Incidence and Prevalence of Chronic Hepatitis C Infection in Taiwan Using Back Projection

Our study provides HCV infection prevalence estimates, stratified by Metavir fibrosis stage, in Taiwan for 2012. This has potential implications for budget planning, particularly with the availability of emerging therapies because fibrosis stage is predictive of both rapid and sustained virological response; therefore, planning expected treatment response in a given population could be enhanced with this additional information.