ArticleHarm reduction journal2017
Perceived benefits of the hepatitis C peer educators: a qualitative investigation.
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- "They have their security, we have our community": Mutual support among people experiencing homelessness in encampments in Toronto during the COVID-19 pandemic.SSM. Qualitative research in health · 2022Article
- Peer support in small towns: A decentralized mobile Hepatitis C virus clinic for people who inject drugs.Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver · 2022Article
- Peer-facilitated treatment access for hepatitis C: the Live Hep C Free project.Harm reduction journal · 2022Article
- Peer mentorship to improve outcomes in patients on hemodialysis (PEER-HD): a randomized controlled trial protocol.BMC nephrology · 2022Article
- The impact of peer support on testing, linkage to and engagement in HIV care for people who inject drugs in Indonesia: qualitative perspectives from a community-led study.Harm reduction journal · 2022Article
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- Lessons Learned from Implementing the SHIELD Intervention: A Peer Education Intervention for People Who Use Drugs.AIDS and behavior · 2021Article
- Perceptions of network based recruitment for hepatitis C testing and treatment among persons who inject drugs: a qualitative exploration.The International journal on drug policy · 2021Article
- Hepatitis C treatment uptake among people who inject drugs in the oral direct-acting antiviral era.Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver · 2020Article
- Recommendations for Implementing Hepatitis C Virus Care in Homeless Shelters: The Stakeholder Perspective.Hepatology communications · 2020Article
- HepCare Europe: a new user-friendly hepatitis C care service model. What have we learned? What are the remaining challenges?The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundAlthough opioid-dependent patients are disproportionately impacted by hepatitis C (HCV), many do not receive treatment. In addition to HCV treatment-access barriers, substance-using patients may be reluctant to pursue treatment because of wariness of the medical system, lack of knowledge, or stigma related to HCV treatment. Implementation of a formal peer education program is one model of reducing provider- and patient-level barriers to HCV treatment, by enhancing mutual trust and reducing stigma.
methodsWe used thematic qualitative analysis to explore how 30 HCV patients and peer educators perceived a HCV peer program within an established methadone maintenance program in the USA.
resultsParticipants unanimously described the program as beneficial. Participants described the peer educators' normalization and dispelling of myths and fears around HCV treatment, and their exemplification of HCV treatment success, and reductions in perceived stigma. Peer educators described personal benefits.
conclusionsThese findings indicate that HCV peer educators can enhance HCV treatment initiation and engagement within opioid substitution programs.
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