Expanding access to healthcare for people who use drugs and sex workers: hepatitis C elimination implications from a qualitative study of healthcare experiences in British Columbia, Canada

• Main Authors: Nance E. Cunningham (Author), Jessica Lamb (Author), Amanda Staller (Author), Mel Krajden (Author), Robert S. Hogg (Author), Angela Towle (Author), Viviane Dias Lima (Author), Kate Salters (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major health threat in Canada. In British Columbia (BC) province, 1.6% of the population had been exposed to HCV by 2012. Prevalence and incidence of HCV are very high in populations of people who use drugs (PWUD) and sex workers (SW), who may experie...