Does informing people who inject drugs of their hepatitis C status influence their injecting behaviour? Analysis of the Networks II study

Esther J Aspinall; Amanda Weir; Rachel Sacks-Davis; Tim Denis Spelman; Jason Grebely; Peter Higgs; Sharon Hutchinson; Margaret Elena Hellard

doi:10.1016/j.drugpo.2013.08.005

Does informing people who inject drugs of their hepatitis C status influence their injecting behaviour? Analysis of the Networks II study

Esther J Aspinall, Amanda Weir, Rachel Sacks-Davis, Tim Denis Spelman, Jason Grebely, Peter Higgs, Sharon Hutchinson, Margaret Elena Hellard

School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine

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Abstract

A small reduction in injecting frequency was observed in PWID who received a diagnosis of HCV. This finding should be investigated further in larger studies examining a wider range of injecting risk behaviours.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	179 - 182
Number of pages	4
Journal	International Journal of Drug Policy
Volume	25
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2013.08.005
Publication status	Published - 2014

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