Engagement in hepatitis C virus cascade of care and factors associated with testing among people who inject drugs in Iran
We found a considerably low engagement in HCV CoC among PWID in Iran. Enhancing access to testing services for PWID, especially those with limited awareness of HCV transmission and those encountering structural challenges, is essential as the initial step in the HCV CoC. This improvement is vital for strengthening HCV elimination efforts in Iran.
Authors
- Omid Zamani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5516-7965)
- Courtney McKnight
- Fatemeh Tavakoli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0409-7626)
- Hossein Moameri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0505-4473)
- Mohammad Karamouzian
- Mehrdad Khezri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9712-6221)
- Soheil Mehmandoost (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6915-249X)
- Ali Akbar Haghdoost (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4628-4849)
- Heidar Sharafi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9177-9117)
- Don C. Des Jarlais (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0157-8168)
- Hamid Pour Sharifi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9008-7618)
- Naser Nasiri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1505-0866)
- Maliheh Sadat Bazrafshani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6170-8713)
- Hossein Mirzaei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8033-9762)
Institutions
- University of Jiroft (IR)
- St. Michael's Hospital (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Kerman University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Public Health Ontario (CA)
- Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CA)
- Iran Meteorological Organization (IR)
- New York University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Harm Reduction Journal
- Published
- 2025-04-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-025-01162-7
- Primary Topic
- Hepatitis C virus research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- World Health Organization
- Ministry of Health and Medical Education
- Kerman University of Medical Sciences
- Student Research Committee, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences