Hepatitis C infection, related services, and barriers to HCV treatment among drug users in methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) clinics in Shanghai, China

• Main Authors: Zhi-Bin Li (Author), Lei Zhang (Author), Jun Wang (Author), Le-Ping Huang (Author), Zhi-Rong Zhou (Author), Yi-Ning Cao (Author), Min Zhao (Author), Jiang Du (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The purpose of this study was to document the prevalence of hepatitis C among MMT patients, hepatitis C virus (HCV) knowledge of patients and MMT staff members, and the barriers preventing them from receiving or delivering HCV-related services in MMT clinics of China. Methods Dat...