Evaluating peer-supported screening as a hepatitis C case-finding model in prisoners

• Main Authors: Desmond Crowley (Author), Ross Murtagh (Author), Walter Cullen (Author), Mary Keevans (Author), Eamon Laird (Author), Tina McHugh (Author), Susan McKiernan (Author), Sarah Jayne Miggin (Author), Eileen O'Connor (Author), Deirdre O'Reilly (Author), Graham Betts-Symonds (Author), Ciara Tobin (Author), Marie Claire Van Hout (Author), John S. Lambert (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infection is endemic in prison populations, and HCV management in prisons is suboptimal. Incarceration is a public health opportunity to target this cohort. Community peer support increases HCV screening and treatment uptake. Prison peer workers have the p...