Continuum of hepatitis C care cascade in prison and following release in the direct-acting antivirals era.
Sanam HaririHeidar SharafiMahdi SheikhShahin MeratFarnaz HashemiFatemeh AzimianBabak TamadoniRashid RamazaniMohammad Mehdi GouyaBehzad AbbasiMehrzad TashakorianRamin AlasvandSeyed Moayed AlavianHossein PoustchiReza MalekzadehPublished in: Harm reduction journal (2020)
Integrated HCV care models are highly effective and can be significantly strengthened by post-release interventions. The close collaboration of community and prison healthcare systems is crucial to promote high levels of treatment adherence. Future studies should investigate the predictors of engagement with HCV care following release.