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...
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 |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2022-04-01
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Series: | BMC Public Health |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-13125-9 |
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