Barriers of linkage to HCV viremia testing among people who inject drugs in Georgia

• Main Authors: Maia Butsashvili (Author), Tinatin Abzianidze (Author), George Kamkamidze (Author), Lasha Gulbiani (Author), Lia Gvinjilia (Author), Tinatin Kuchuloria (Author), Irina Tskhomelidze (Author), Maka Gogia (Author), Maia Tsereteli (Author), Veronique Miollany (Author), Tamar Kikvidze (Author), Shaun Shadaker (Author), Muazzam Nasrullah (Author), Francisco Averhoff (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Abstract Background People who inject drugs (PWID) in Georgia have a high prevalence of hepatitis C virus antibody (anti-HCV). Access to care among PWID could be prioritized to meet the country's hepatitis C elimination goals. This study assesses barriers of linkage to HCV viremia testing among...