A nurse-led intervention improved blood-borne virus testing and vaccination in Victorian prisons.
CONCLUSIONS: The nurse-led intervention resulted in substantially increased testing and vaccination, demonstrating the benefits of a concerted effort to improve BBV and STI management in correctional settings.
IMPLICATIONS: The availability of new treatments for hepatitis C has precipitated expansion of treatment in prisons. Improving the testing rate of prisoners, the first step in the treatment cascade, will maximise the benefits.
PMID: 27774690 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health - Category: Global & Universal Authors: Winter RJ, White B, Kinner SA, Stoové M, Guy R, Hellard ME Tags: Aust N Z J Public Health Source Type: research
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