A systematic review and meta-analysis of community and primary-care-based hepatitis C testing and treatment services that employ direct acting antiviral drug …

A Radley, E Robinson, EJ Aspinall, K Angus… - BMC health services …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Background Direct Acting Antiviral (DAAs) drugs have a much lower burden of
treatment and monitoring requirements than regimens containing interferon and ribavirin …

Barriers and facilitators to health screening in men: a systematic review

CH Teo, CJ Ng, A Booth, A White - Social Science & Medicine, 2016 - Elsevier
Rationale Men have poorer health status and are less likely to attend health screening
compared to women. Objective This systematic review presents current evidence on the …

[HTML][HTML] CDC recommendations for hepatitis C screening among adults—United States, 2020

S Schillie - MMWR. Recommendations and Reports, 2020 - cdc.gov
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a major source of morbidity and mortality in the United
States. HCV is transmitted primarily through parenteral exposures to infectious blood or …

Age and gender-specific hepatitis C continuum of care and predictors of direct acting antiviral treatment among persons who inject drugs in Seattle, Washington

MA Corcorran, JI Tsui, JD Scott, JC Dombrowski… - Drug and alcohol …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Direct acting antivirals (DAAs) have revolutionized management of
hepatitis C virus (HCV), but treatment uptake remains low among persons who inject drugs …

Evidence-based interventions to enhance assessment, treatment, and adherence in the chronic Hepatitis C care continuum

JP Meyer, Y Moghimi, R Marcus, JK Lim… - International Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background With the explosion of newly available direct acting antiviral (DAA) Hepatitis C
virus (HCV) treatments that demonstrate 95% sustained virologic response (SVR) rates …

Point-of-care hepatitis C testing from needle and syringe programs: an Australian feasibility study

B Williams, J Howell, J Doyle, AJ Thompson… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Achieving hepatitis C elimination requires novel approaches to engage people
at highest risk of infection into care pathways. Point-of-care-tests may help to overcome …

Living with hepatitis C virus: a systematic review and narrative synthesis of qualitative literature

LE Dowsett, S Coward, DL Lorenzetti… - Canadian Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Background and Aims. The lived experience of HCV has not been well documented in the
literature. The aim of this systematic review was to understand the experiences of living with …

A systematic review of grandparents' influence on grandchildren's cancer risk factors

SA Chambers, N Rowa-Dewar, A Radley, F Dobbie - Plos one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Many lifestyle patterns are established when children are young. Research has focused on
the potential role of parents as a risk factor for non communicable disease in children, but …

Hepatitis C treatment uptake among people who inject drugs in the oral direct‐acting antiviral era

O Falade‐Nwulia, RE Gicquelais… - Liver …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background Increased uptake of hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment among people who inject
drugs (PWID) will be critical to achieve HCV elimination goals. There are limited data on …

“Apparently, you can only be treated once”: A qualitative study exploring perceptions of hepatitis C and access to treatment among people who inject drugs visiting a …

G Fontaine, J Presseau, J Bruneau, AM Patey… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Access to hepatitis C care within harm reduction community organizations for
people who inject drugs is crucial for achieving hepatitis C elimination. However, there is a …