Violence and hepatitis C transmission in prison-a modified social ecological model - Sazzad HMS, McCredie L, Treloar C, Lloyd AR, Lafferty L.

BACKGROUND: Transmission of hepatitis C virus (HCV) among the prisoner population is most frequently associated with sharing of non-sterile injecting equipment. Other blood-to-blood contacts such as tattooing and physical violence are also common in the...
Source: SafetyLit - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Violence and Weapons Issues Source Type: news