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

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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Main Authors: Julia Enkelmann, Martyna Gassowski, Stine Nielsen, Benjamin Wenz, Stefan Roß, Ulrich Marcus, Viviane Bremer, Ruth Zimmermann, DRUCK Study group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-01-01
Series:Harm Reduction Journal
Subjects:
HCV
PWID
New injectors
Hepatitis C testing
Germany
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-019-0338-y

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-019-0338-y

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