Uptake of HCV treatment and related factors among drug users in community-based methadone maintenance treatment program

Liu Yin; Ling Li

doi:10.16462/j.cnki.zhjbkz.2018.12.021

Volume 22 Issue 12

Dec. 2018

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Liu Yin, Ling Li. Uptake of HCV treatment and related factors among drug users in community-based methadone maintenance treatment program[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF DISEASE CONTROL & PREVENTION, 2018, 22(12): 1291-1296. doi: 10.16462/j.cnki.zhjbkz.2018.12.021

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Liu Yin, Ling Li. Uptake of HCV treatment and related factors among drug users in community-based methadone maintenance treatment program[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF DISEASE CONTROL & PREVENTION, 2018, 22(12): 1291-1296. doi: 10.16462/j.cnki.zhjbkz.2018.12.021

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Uptake of HCV treatment and related factors among drug users in community-based methadone maintenance treatment program

doi: 10.16462/j.cnki.zhjbkz.2018.12.021

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1. Department of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China;
2. Sun Yat-sen Center for Migrant Health Policy, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China

Received Date: 2018-06-05
Rev Recd Date: 2018-09-25

Abstract

Abstract

Antiviral treatment is the most cost-effective measure to curb Hepatitis C virus (HCV) epidemic and prevent liver cirrhosis among drug users. HCV prevalence among Chinese methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) clients was high, but status and barriers for HCV treatment were unclear.This paper summarized the current HCV treatment status and related factors in Chinese MMT program from provider's perspective, aimed to provide references for future researches.
- Methadone maintenance treatment,
- Hepatitis C virus,
- Antiviral treatment,
- Factors