Protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial of secondary distribution of hepatitis C self-testing within the context of a house-to-house hepatitis C micro-elimination programme in Karachi, Pakistan

Protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial of secondary distribution of hepatitis C self-testing within the context of a house-to-house hepatitis C micro-elimination programme in Karachi, Pakistan

Abstract Background Globally, just 21% of the estimated 58 million people living with hepatitis C virus (HCV) know their status. Thus, there is considerable need to scale-up HCV testing if the World Health Organization (WHO) 2030 hepatitis elimination goals are to be achieved. HCV self-testing may a...

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Main Authors: Sonjelle Shilton, Dania Ali, Alyia Hasnain, Adeel Abid, Jessica Markby, Muhammad S. Jamil, Niklas Luhmann, Pamela Nabeta, Stefano Ongarello, Elena Ivanova Reipold, Saeed Hamid
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-04-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Hepatitis C
Self-testing
Micro-elimination
Pakistan
Testing uptake
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-13125-9

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-13125-9

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