Development of an evidence-based hepatitis C education program to enhance public health literacy in the Australian prison sector

The Hepatitis in Prisons Education program (HepPEd)

Datos Bibliográficos

ID14906702
AutoresYumi Sheehan (0000-0001-6027-3535, UNSW Sydney, autor de correspondencia), Lise Lafferty (0000-0002-8533-2957, UNSW Sydney), Nicodemus Tedla (0000-0002-8226-8064, UNSW Sydney), Marianne Byrne (0000-0002-3489-2532, UNSW Sydney), Olivia Dawson, Sami Stewart (Australasian Society for HIV, Viral Hepatitis and Sexual Health Medicine), Bianca Leber (Australasian Society for HIV, Viral Hepatitis and Sexual Health Medicine), Nikitah Habraken (Australasian Society for HIV, Viral Hepatitis and Sexual Health Medicine), Andrew R Lloyd (0000-0001-6277-8887, UNSW Sydney)
Año2024
Volumen129
Páginas104461
Fecha de publicación2024-07-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInternational Journal of Drug Policy (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0955-3959 • E-ISSN: 1873-4758
EditorialElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104461
PMID38971019
OpenAlexW4400346310
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas4
Referencias citadas25

Significant gaps in HCV health literacy were perceived amongst the target audience groups. The comprehensive co-design and development processes utilised in HepPEd suggest the program will be well-placed to improve the HCV public health literacy of the prison sector and thereby enhance HCV testing and treatment rates amongst people in prison

Criminology · Facilitator · Health care · Health education · Hepatitis C · Literacy · Medical education · Pedagogy · Political science · Prison · Psychiatry · Public health · Stigma (botany · Diabetes Management and Education · Hepatitis B Virus Studies · Hepatitis C virus research · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Social Psychology