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. 2014 May;25(2):652-62.
doi: 10.1353/hpu.2014.0096.

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

Robert J Roose, Lauren Cockerham-Colas, Irene Soloway, Abigail Batchelder, Alain H Litwin

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

Robert J Roose et al. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2014 May.

Abstract

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.

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