Cascade of Care for Hepatitis C Virus Infection Among Young Adults Who Inject Drugs in a Rural County in New Mexico.
Mary D CarmodyKatherine WagnerBirgitta BizstrayKarla ThorntonPhillip FiutyAubrey Del RosarioEyasu TeshaleKimberly PagePublished in: Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974) (2023)
We observed a steeply declining level of engagement at each milestone step of the cascade of care after detection of HCV infection, resulting in a suboptimal level of HCV treatment and cure. Programs that can streamline testing and expand access to treatment from trusted health care providers are needed to improve the engagement of PWID in HCV treatment.