Trends in hepatitis C care in Canada's provincial and territorial prisons from 2020 to 2024

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Obey Albaini · McGill University Health Centre

Frederique Laprise · McGill University Health Centre

Jennifer Anderson-Apopei · Vitalité Health Network

Sofia Bartlett · Institute of Population and Public Health

Ashley Brown · Nova Scotia Health Authority

Kayley Goralczyk · Alberta Energy

Kelly Kaita

Abstract

While there were improvements in prison-based HCV care from 2020 to 2024, HCV care was still not equivalent to that in the community in 2024, jeopardizing HCV elimination efforts both in prisons and in surrounding communities.

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Hepatitis C virus research Diabetes Management and Education HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk

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Published in: Canadian Liver Journal

Volume 8, Issue 4, pp. 523-539

DOI: 10.3138/canlivj-2025-0030

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Trends in hepatitis C care in Canada's provincial and territorial prisons from 2020 to 2024

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