Impact of successful hepatitis C treatment on quality of life
-+*This review examines the impact of successful HCV treatment (i.e. achieving SVR) on health-related quality of life taking into consideration rapidly evolving HCV treatment regimens.
-Coinfections and comorbidities
E.g. HCV, STIs
Hepatitis C reinfection after successful treatment
-+*Despite these recent successes in HCV treatment, clinicians and health systems continue to be concerned about the risk of HCV recurrence — either due to reinfection following treatment or to late relapse after having had a sustained virological response.
HIV and STI testing among Indigenous women and women who inject drugs
-+*>Download pdf Questions What programs and services have been shown to be effective in increasing HIV and STI testing among Indigenous women and women who inject drugs? Key take-home messages Rates of HIV and other sexually transmitted and bloodborne infections are high among Indigenous women and women who inject drugs (1-3). For women who use …
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Delivering HIV/STI test results over the phone and through text messaging
-+*Download pdf Questions What does the literature say about giving HIV and STI results over the phone or through text messaging? Key take-home messages The ability to promptly notify people who test positive for HIV or other STIs may slow the spread of new infections (1). Telephones and mobile technologies could be cost-effective ways to …
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Epidemiology of hepatitis C virus infection among men who have sex with men
-+*Download pdf Question What is the epidemiology of hepatitis C virus infection among men who have sex with men in high-income settings? Key take-home messages HCV prevalence and incidence are low among HIV-negative men who have sex with men without a history of injection drug use and insufficient evidence exists to warrant routine screening in …
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Reminder systems for people living with HIV
-+*What types of telephone, computer and other app-based interventions have been effective in reminding people living with HIV to attend medical appointments and adhere to antiretroviral medications?
Treatment barriers and best practices for newcomers living with HIV/HCV
-+*What barriers do newcomers living with HIV and/or hepatitis C in Canada face accessing treatment services and what are the best practices to overcome those barriers? Minority groups, including newcomers, are disproportionately affected by HIV and hepatitis C (HCV) due to social and economic factors that increase their vulnerability to infection. Newcomers living with HIV or HCV not only face barriers to treatment…
HCV reinfection rates among people who use drugs
-+*What is the rate of reinfection with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) among people who use drugs who have been treated successfully or who have spontaneously cleared the virus? HCV affects people differently. Some are able to spontaneously clear the virus on their own; others develop chronic HCV infection that affects their health and requires treatment.…
What is the effectiveness of supervised injection services?
-+*Download pdf Question What is the effectiveness of supervised injection? Key Take-Home Messages The use of supervised injection services can lead to reductions in injecting behaviour and an increase in the number of clients accessing addiction treatment services. Supervised injection services can be cost saving when the analysis takes into account their capacity to reduce …
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Common conditions and diseases in HIV-positive men who have sex with men
-+*Download pdf Photo: mattza Question What conditions and diseases do HIV-positive men who have sex with men experience at higher rates than HIV-negative men who have sex with men and the general population? Key Take-Home Messages HIV-positive men who have sex with men who experience many physical health conditions at significantly higher rates than their peers …
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