Harm reduction and viral hepatitis C in European prisons: a cross-sectional survey of 25 countries

• Main Authors: Rob Bielen (Author), Samya R. Stumo (Author), Rachel Halford (Author), Klára Werling (Author), Tatjana Reic (Author), Heino Stöver (Author), Geert Robaeys (Author), Jeffrey V. Lazarus (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Current estimates suggest that 15% of all prisoners worldwide are chronically infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV), and this number is even higher in regions with high rates of injecting drug use. Although harm reduction services such as opioid substitution therapy (OST) and...