Hepatitis C virus risk among young people who inject drugs

• Main Authors: Pedro Mateu-Gelabert (Author), Nasim S. Sabounchi (Author), Honoria Guarino (Author), Courtney Ciervo (Author), Kellie Joseph (Author), Benjamin J. Eckhardt (Author), Chunki Fong (Author), Shashi N. Kapadia (Author), Terry T. K. Huang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundInjection drug use (IDU) is the leading risk factor for hepatitis C virus (HCV) transmission in the U.S. While the general risk factors for HCV transmission are known, there is limited work on how these factors interact and impact young people who inject drugs (YPWID).MethodsProject data w...