Engaging the Community in Designing a Hepatitis C Virus Treatment Program for Adults Experiencing Homelessness.

ABSTRACT: Despite the availability of cure for hepatitis C virus (HCV), people experiencing homelessness (PEH) are challenged with initiating and completing HCV treatment. The design of culturally sensitive HCV treatment programs is lacking. The objective was to employ community-based participatory research methods to understand perceptions of HCV-positive PEH, and providers, on the design and delivery of a culturally sensitive, nurse-led community health worker (RN/CHW) HCV initiation and completion program. Four focus group sessions were conducted with HCV-positive PEH (n = 30) as well as homeless service providers (HSP; n = 7) in Skid Row, Los Angeles. An iterative, thematic approach provided the themes of essentials of successful participant engagement and retention: Role of nur

SUBMITTER: Nyamathi AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10593144 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature