Hepatitis C virus care cascade among people who inject drugs in Puerto Rico: Minimal HCV treatment and substantial barriers to HCV care

Hepatitis C virus care cascade among people who inject drugs in Puerto Rico: Minimal HCV treatment and substantial barriers to HCV care

Background: People who inject drugs (PWID) in Puerto Rico are disproportionately affected by the hepatitis C virus (HCV) epidemic. However, there is a scarcity of data on the HCV care cascade among PWID in Puerto Rico. This study aims to describe the HCV cascade of care among PWID in Puerto Rico, id...

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Main Authors: Yesenia Aponte-Meléndez, Pedro Mateu-Gelabert, Benjamin Eckhardt, Chunki Fong, Adriana Padilla, Wanda Trinidad-Martínez, Eric Maldonado-Rodríguez, Nancy Agront
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-09-01
Series:Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports
Subjects:
Hepatitis C
PWID
Cascade of care
Barriers to HCV care
Puerto Rico
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772724623000483

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