Costing analysis of a Queensland community corrections hepatitis C screening program
As overall prevalence decreases and case finding becomes a greater challenge, providing HCV testing and treatment through community correctional centres may be a cost-effective way of reaching people living with HCV not engaged with healthcare.
Authors
- Farah Houdroge (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7614-4997)
- Nick Scott (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9213-0798)
- Anna L. Hawkes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4232-6127)
- Jacqueline A. Richmond (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7556-786X)
- R.C. Thompson
- Kristen Maynard
- Alisa Pedrana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1998-5722)
Institutions
- Queensland Health (AU)
- Burnet Institute (AU)
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- Monash University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Health Services Research
- Published
- 2025-12-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-025-13664-y
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Hepatitis C virus research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.64
Funders
- Burnet Institute
- Paul Ramsay Foundation
- Medical Research Council
- National Health and Medical Research Council