Hepatitis C virus infection in Irish drug users and prisoners - a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hepatitis C infection is a major public health concern globally. In Ireland, like other European countries, people who use drugs (PWUD) and prisoners carry a larger HCV disease burden than the general population. Recent advances in HCV management have made HCV elimination across Europe a realistic goal. Engaging these two marginalised and underserved populations remains a challenge. The aim of this review was to map key findings and identify gaps in the literature (published and unpublished) on HCV infection in Irish PWUD and prisoners.

Methods

A scoping review guided by the methodological framework set out by Levac and colleagues (based on previous work by Arksey & O'Malley).

Results

A total of 58 studies were identified and divided into the following cate

SUBMITTER: Crowley D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6686252 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature