Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Jan 2015)

Gaps in the Hepatitis C Continuum of Care among Sex Workers in Vancouver, British Columbia: Implications for Voluntary Hepatitis C Virus Testing, Treatment and Care

  • M Eugenia Socías,
  • Kate Shannon,
  • Julio S Montaner,
  • Silvia Guillemi,
  • Sabina Dobrer,
  • Paul Nguyen,
  • Shira Goldenberg,
  • Kathleen Deering

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/381870
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 29, no. 8
pp. 411 – 416

Abstract

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BACKGROUND: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) eradication leads to reduced morbidity, mortality and transmission. Despite the disproportionate burden of HCV among sex workers, data regarding the HCV care continuum in this population remain negligible.