ArticleOpen forum infectious diseases2022
Reaching Hard-to-Reach People Who Use Drugs: A Community-Based Strategy for the Elimination of Hepatitis C.
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- Peer Interventions for Hepatitis C Testing and Treatment in OECD Countries: A Systematic Scoping Review.Journal of viral hepatitis · 2026Article
- Community-based versus facility-based services to improve hepatitis C screening in Cambodia: a cluster randomized controlled trial (ANRS 12384 Cam-C study).The Lancet regional health. Western Pacific · 2025Article
- Considerations for equitable distribution of digital healthcare for people who use drugs.BMC health services research · 2025Observational
- Impact of Public Policy and COVID-19 Pandemic on Hepatitis C Testing and Treatment in France, 2014-2021.Viruses · 2024Article
- Peer-based interventions to support transgender and gender diverse people's health and healthcare access: A scoping review.International journal of transgender health · 2024Article
- Enhancing sexual health and empowerment among migrant women sex workers: a community health worker-led intervention in Marseille, France.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- A community-based strategy to eliminate hepatitis C among people who inject drugs in Vietnam.The Lancet regional health. Western Pacific · 2023Article
- Integration of a geospatially targeted community-based testing approach with respondent-driven sampling to identify people who inject drugs living with HIV and HCV in Patti and Gorakhpur, India.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2023Article
- HCV, HIV AND HBV rapid test diagnosis in non-clinical outreach settings can be as accurate as conventional laboratory tests.Scientific reports · 2023Article
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Abstract
Background: Elimination of hepatitis C virus (HCV) among people who use drugs (PWUD) remains a challenge even in countries in which HCV care is provided free of cost. We assessed whether an innovative community-based, respondent-driven sampling (RDS) survey, coupled with HCV screening and immediate treatment, could be efficient to detect and cure current PWUD with chronic HCV in a large city of Southern France. Methods: At a community site with peers, PWUD (cannabis not included) were enrolled after confirmation by a urine drug test. Participants were then screened for hepatitis B virus, HCV, and human immunodeficiency virus and benefited from onsite HCV treatment evaluation and prescription. Peer support was provided during treatment, and a systematic visit was scheduled 12 weeks after the end of treatment. The cost of the intervention was estimated. Results: Five hundred fifty-four participants were enrolled. Most were male (78.8%) with a median age of 39 years (interquartile range, 33-46). Cocaine (73.1%) and heroine (46.8%) were the main drugs consumed. Overall, 32.6% of PWUD ( Conclusions: A community-based RDS survey approach, involving peers, proved efficient and cost-effective to reach and cure PWUD for HCV. This innovative strategy could be key for the final step of HCV elimination.
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