Burden of hepatitis C virus disease and access to hepatitis C virus services in people who inject drugs in India: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

90% of individuals infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) worldwide reside in resource-limited settings. We aimed to characterise the prevalence of HCV, HIV/HCV co-infection, and the HCV care continuum in people who inject drugs in India.

Methods

14 481 people (including 31 seeds--individuals selected as the starting point for sampling because they were well connected in the drug using community) who inject drugs were sampled from 15 cities throughout India using respondent-driven sampling from Jan 2, 2013 to Dec 19, 2013. Data from seeds were excluded from all analyses. HCV prevalence was estimated by the presence of anti-HCV antibodies incorporating respondent-driven sampling weights. HCV care continuum outcomes were self-reported except for viral clearance in tr

SUBMITTER: Solomon SS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4503257 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature