Gaps in the Hepatitis C Continuum of Care among Sex Workers in Vancouver, British Columbia: Implications for Voluntary Hepatitis C Virus Testing, Treatment and Care
Author(s) -
M. Eugenia Socías,
Kate Shan,
Julio Montaner,
Silvia Guillemi,
Sabina Dobrer,
Paul Nguyen,
Shira M. Goldenberg,
Kathleen Deering
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
canadian journal of gastroenterology and hepatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.921
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 2291-2797
pISSN - 2291-2789
DOI - 10.1155/2015/381870
Subject(s) - medicine , hepatitis c , hepatitis c virus , odds ratio , population , cohort , demography , men who have sex with men , logistic regression , odds , epidemiology , immunology , syphilis , environmental health , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , virus , sociology
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) eradication leads to reduced morbidity, mortality and transmission. Despite the disproportionate burden of HCV among sex workers, data regarding the HCV care continuum in this population remain negligible.
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