Prison‐based interventions are key to achieving HCV elimination among people who inject drugs in New South Wales, Australia: A modelling study

Abstract

People who inject drugs (PWID) experience high incarceration rates which are associated with increased hepatitis C virus (HCV) transmission risk. We assess the importance of prison‐based interventions for achieving HCV elimination among PWID in New South Wales (NSW), Australia.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Nov 14, 2022
Source ID
10.1111/liv.15469

Entities

People

  • Aaron G Lim
  • Andrew R. Lloyd
  • Annick Borquez
  • Bezhad Hajarizadeh
  • Gregory J Dore
  • Heather Valerio
  • Jack Stone
  • Jason Grebely
  • Jenny Iversen
  • Lisa Maher
  • Louise Geddes
  • Matthew Hickman
  • Natasha K. Martin
  • Peter Vickerman
  • Richard Gray

Organizations

  • National Health and Medical Research Council
  • University of Bristol
  • University of New South Wales

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Infectious Disease/Epidemiology
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Urban Planning and Geography.