Reducing barriers to hepatitis C treatment among drug users: an integrated hepatitis C peer education and support program

Autor:	Robert J. Roose, Abigail W. Batchelder, Lauren Cockerham-Colas, Alain H. Litwin, Irene Soloway
Rok vydání:	2014
Předmět:	Adult Male medicine.medical_specialty MEDLINE Health Services Accessibility Peer Group Article Social support Nursing Patient Education as Topic medicine Humans Confidentiality Psychiatry Substance Abuse Intravenous business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health virus diseases Social Support Peer group Hepatitis C Hepatitis C Chronic Middle Aged medicine.disease digestive system diseases Substance abuse Female business Peer education Methadone medicine.drug
Zdroj:	Journal of health care for the poor and underserved. 25(2)
ISSN:	1548-6869
Popis:	This report describes an innovative HCV Peer Educator Program that facilitates education, support, and engagement in HCV treatment among patients in an opioid treatment program. Integrating peer educators in a collaborative manner with close supervision holds promise as a model to reduce barriers to HCV treatment among drug users.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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