Hepatitis C virus infection is a stigmatized condition because of its close association with
injecting drug use. There is a need to explore how people who inject drugs (IDUs) perceive …

Background and Aims. The lived experience of HCV has not been well documented in the
literature. The aim of this systematic review was to understand the experiences of living with …

In Australia, there are five strategies that set out a national response to HIV, viral hepatitis
and sexually transmissible infections. Each strategy contains a set of objectives that work …

Background Symptom burden, medical comorbidities, and functional well-being of patients
with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) initiating direct acting antiviral (DAA) therapy in real …

Background Despite extensive evidence regarding the negative effects of stigma
experienced by people living with HIV (PLHIV) and people who inject drugs within health …

BACKGROUND: Chronic hepatitis C affects millions of people worldwide, may have
significant physical consequences, and patients are also at increased risk of psychiatric …

In Stigma Stories: Rhetoric, Lived Experience, and Chronic Illness, Molly Margaret Kessler
focuses on ostomies and gastrointestinal conditions to show how stigma is nearly as central …

Hepatitis B and C are chronic diseases with mental and social impacts which can result in
poor quality of life. The aim of this study was to determine the experiences of stigma in a …

Background Many countries have developed, or are developing, national strategies aimed
at reducing the harms associated with hepatitis C infection. Making these strategies relevant …

Background Stigmatising attitudes and behaviours by others can have a range of negative
effects for population groups and individual people affected by blood borne viruses. The …