Hepatitis C cascade of care among people who inject drugs in Vancouver, Canada

S. YOUNG ; E. WOOD ; M. J. MILLOY ; K. DEBECK ; S. DOBRER ; E. NOSOVA ; T. KERR ; K. HAYASHI | 2018
Dans Substance Abuse (Vol.39, n°4, 2018) Article : Périodique

Background: People who inject drugs (PWID) have high rates of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Little is known about the rates of diagnosis and treatment for HCV among PWID. Therefore, this study aims to characterize the cascade of care in Van[...]

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Knowledge of hepatitis C and treatment willingness amongst people who inject drugs in an era of direct acting antivirals

A. MAH ; M. W. HULL ; K. DEBECK ; M. J. MILLOY ; S. DOBRER ; E. NOSOVA ; E. WOOD ; T. KERR ; K. HAYASHI | 2017
Dans International Journal of Drug Policy (Vol.47, September 2017) Article : Périodique

Background: Knowledge of hepatitis C virus (HCV) is believed to be important in altering risk behaviour, improving engagement in care, and promoting willingness to initiate HCV treatment. We assessed factors associated with HCV knowledge and tre[...]

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Non-medical prescription opioid use predicts injection initiation among street-involved youth

K. DEBECK ; E. WOOD ; H. DONG ; S. DOBRER ; K. HAYASHI ; J. MONTANER ; T. KERR | 2016
Dans International Journal of Drug Policy (Vol.34, August 2016) Article : Périodique

The rapid increase of non-medical prescription opioid (PO) use among youth has been described as the most alarming drug use trend in North America (Compton and Volkow, 2006, McCabe et al., 2008 and Okie, 2010). After cannabis, youth consistently[...]

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