High prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection and low level of awareness among people who recently started injecting drugs in a cross-sectional study in Germany, 2011–2014: missed opportunities for hepatitis C testing
Abstract Background In Germany, risk of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is highest among people who inject drugs (PWID). New injectors (NI) are particularly vulnerable for HCV-acquisition, but little is known about health seeking behaviour and opportunities for intervention in this group. We descr...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-01-01
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Series: | Harm Reduction Journal |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-019-0338-y |