Protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial of secondary distribution of hepatitis C self-testing within the context of a house-to-house hepatitis C micro-elimination programme in Karachi, Pakistan

• Main Authors: Sonjelle Shilton (Author), Dania Ali (Author), Alyia Hasnain (Author), Adeel Abid (Author), Jessica Markby (Author), Muhammad S. Jamil (Author), Niklas Luhmann (Author), Pamela Nabeta (Author), Stefano Ongarello (Author), Elena Ivanova Reipold (Author), Saeed Hamid (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Globally, just 21% of the estimated 58 million people living with hepatitis C virus (HCV) know their status. Thus, there is considerable need to scale-up HCV testing if the World Health Organization (WHO) 2030 hepatitis elimination goals are to be achieved. HCV self-testing may a...