Modelling the impact of incarceration and prison-based hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment on HCV transmission among people who inject drugs in Scotland.
Jack StoneNatasha K MartinMatthew HickmanSharon J HutchinsonEsther AspinallAvril TaylorAlison MunroKaren DunleavyErica PetersPeter BramleyPeter C HayesDavid J GoldbergPeter VickermanPublished in: Addiction (Abingdon, England) (2017)
Incarceration and the elevated transmission risk following prison release can contribute significantly to hepatitis C virus transmission among people who inject drugs. Scaling-up hepatitis C virus treatment in prison can provide important prevention benefits.