Hepatitis c information cards through community pharmacies ineffective in increasing hcv testing
- At: Glasgow (Scotland) (2018)
- Type: Poster
- Poster code: POS-CPS-148
- By: ST.CLAIR JONES, Anja (BSUH, Pharmacy)
- Co-author(s): Anja St.Clair Jones: Pharmacy, BSUH, Brighton, United Kingdom
Paul Selby: Pharmacy, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, United Kingdom - Abstract:
Background
Despite being a high risk group for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, people who inject drugs (PWID) do not engage with health services. Increasing the awareness of HCV testing and the new direct acting antivirals (DAA) could increase self-referral of PWIDs to Substance Misuse Services (SMS).Methods
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