Knowledge, attitudes, and acceptability of direct-acting antiviral hepatitis C treatment among people incarcerated in jail: A qualitative study.
Matthew J AkiyamaJonathan RossFatimah RimawiAaron FoxAlison O JordanJanet WiersemaAlain H LitwinFatos KabaRoss MacDonaldPublished in: PloS one (2020)
Patient-centered approaches to increase treatment uptake in jail settings should focus on promoting HCV-related knowledge including leveraging peers for knowledge dissemination. In addition, transitional care programs should ensure people living with HCV in jail have tailored discharge plans focused on competing priorities such as housing instability, social support, and treatment of substance use disorders.