Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of nationwide campaigns for awareness and case finding of hepatitis C targeted at people who inject drugs and the general population in the Netherlands
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14908565 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Charles W Helsper (0000-0002-3268-174X, Heidelberg University, corresponding author), Mart P Janssen (0000-0002-1682-7817, Heidelberg University), Gerrit A van Essen (Heidelberg University), Esther A Croes (Trimbos Institute), Clary van der Veen (Trimbos Institute), G Ardine De Wit (0000-0002-1375-7657, Heidelberg University), Ardine G de Wit, Niek J De Wit (0000-0002-0273-8290, Heidelberg University) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Pages | 117-125 |
| Publication date | 2017-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Drug Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0955-3959 • E-ISSN: 1873-4758 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.drugpo.2017.07.022 |
| PMID | 28826994 |
| OpenAlex | W2745368132 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 25 |
In a nationwide HCV awareness and case finding campaign, the intervention targeting PWID was effective and cost-effective. An intervention targeting risk groups in the general population showed only a modest effect and is therefore less likely to be cost-effective
Brief intervention · Cost effectiveness · Environmental health · Family medicine · Health care · Hepatitis C · Intervention (counseling · Population · Psychological intervention · Public health · Hepatitis C virus research · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment · Medicine · Nursing · Immunology
| Citations per year | 0.22 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2017 - 2025 (9) |
| Highly cited | No |