Epidemiology of hepatitis C virus infection among people receiving opioid substitution therapy (ECHO): study protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hepatitis C virus infection is highly prevalent among people who inject drugs. Opioid substitution therapy, the standard treatment for opioid dependence, provides an excellent opportunity for the treatment of hepatitis C virus infection due to the close and regular contact between patients and clinicians. However, there is little research on the impact of opioid substitution therapy on the prevalence of the hepatitis C virus at a national level. This paper describes the protocol for the Epidemiology of Hepatitis C Virus Infection among People Receiving Opioid Substitution Therapy (ECHO) study. The aim of this study is to estimate the national prevalence and incidence of hepatitis C virus infection among people receiving opioid substitution therapy in Germany and to descr

SUBMITTER: Strada L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4676160 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature