Ongoing incident hepatitis C virus infection among people with a history of injecting drug use in an Australian prison setting, 2005‐2014: the HITS‐p study

EB Cunningham, B Hajarizadeh… - Journal of viral …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) transmission is high in prisons. This study investigated trends in
HCV incidence and associated factors among a cohort of prisoners with a history of injecting …

High-risk drug-use practices among a large sample of Australian prisoners

SA Kinner, R Jenkinson, M Gouillou… - Drug and alcohol …, 2012 - Elsevier
Background: Drug injection in prison is associated with a high risk of transmission of blood-
borne pathogens including hepatitis C (HCV). The aim of this study was to estimate the …

[PDF][PDF] Transmission and treatment of hepatitis C virus infection in people who inject drugs

E Cunningham - 2017 - unsworks.unsw.edu.au
Aims: The broad aim of this research was to inform prevention and treatment of HCV
infection in PWID. Specific aims included the evaluation of injecting risk behaviours and …