Evaluating peer-supported screening as a hepatitis C case-finding model in prisoners

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Published 09 Jul 2019 by Crowley et al. Harm Reduction Journal

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This study evaluates peer-supported screening as a model of active HCV case finding within prisons with a secondary aim to describe the HCV cascade among those infected including linkage to care and treatment outcomes. The study was carried out in a medium-security Irish male prison with over 500 inmates. The authors conclude that peer-supported screening is an effective active HCV case-finding model to find and link prisoners with untreated active HCV infection to HCV care.

Types Reports & Research

Regions Rest of World

Themes Prisons, Testing & Diagnosis, Treatment & Care

Audiences Medical professional, Commissioner, Drug services professional

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