PMID: 16619940Apr 20, 2006Paper

Correlates of hepatitis C testing among heroin injectors in Sydney

Health Promotion Journal of Australia : Official Journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals
Carolyn Day, Kate Dolan

Abstract

Hepatitis C infection is a significant public health problem with most cases occurring among injecting drug users (IDUs). Little is known about the uptake of testing. The study examined correlates of hepatitis C testing among heroin users. Current heroin users, recruited through needle and syringe programs, methadone clinics and via snowballing, were interviewed about hepatitis C testing. Four hundred heroin users were interviewed and most (91%) reported having been tested for hepatitis C. Females and those with a history of incarceration or drug treatment were more likely to have been tested, but those who had been using for two years or less were not. Hepatitis C testing is common among heroin users. Groups most at risk of infection are being tested.

Citations

May 21, 2008·Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes : JAIDS·Libby ToppUNKNOWN Collaboration of Australian Needle Syringe Programs
May 28, 2011·Australian Journal of Primary Health·Carolyn A DayPaul S Haber
Dec 31, 2009·Journal of Urban Health : Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine·Michael C ClattsLloyd A Goldsamt

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