Continuum of hepatitis C care cascade in prison and following release in the direct-acting antivirals era

• Main Authors: Sanam Hariri (Author), Heidar Sharafi (Author), Mahdi Sheikh (Author), Shahin Merat (Author), Farnaz Hashemi (Author), Fatemeh Azimian (Author), Babak Tamadoni (Author), Rashid Ramazani (Author), Mohammad Mehdi Gouya (Author), Behzad Abbasi (Author), Mehrzad Tashakorian (Author), Ramin Alasvand (Author), Seyed Moayed Alavian (Author), Hossein Poustchi (Author), Reza Malekzadeh (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background People with criminal justice involvement contribute remarkably to the rising hepatitis C virus (HCV) burden; however, the continuum of care is a major barrier to prison-based programs. We aimed to evaluate a comprehensive HCV care model in an Iranian provincial prison. Methods Be...