Increasing access to screening for blood-borne viruses and sexually transmissible infections for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians: evaluation of the Deadly Liver Mob program's 'cascade of care' across nine sites in New South Wales, Australia

• Main Authors: Elena Cama (Author), Kim Beadman (Author), Mitch Beadman (Author), Kerri-Anne Smith (Author), Jade Christian (Author), Aunty Clair Jackson (Author), Beverley Tyson (Author), Clayton Anderson (Author), Larissa Smyth (Author), Jennifer Heslop (Author), Gary Gahan (Author), Victor Tawil (Author), Felicity Sheaves (Author), Louise Maher (Author), Julie Page (Author), Donna Tilley (Author), Ann Ryan (Author), Kim Grant (Author), Basil Donovan (Author), Annabelle Stevens (Author), Trevor Slattery (Author), Kate Pearce (Author), Franklin John-Leader (Author), Andrew Walden (Author), Jo Lenton (Author), Margaret Crowley (Author), Carla Treloar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians are disproportionately impacted by blood-borne viruses (BBVs) and sexually transmissible infections (STIs). Stigma remains one of the key barriers to testing and treatment for BBVs and STIs, particularly among Aboriginal and Torre...