title: Persons in correctional facilities in Canada: A key population for hepatitis C prevention and control.
abstract: About one in nine Canadians who are infected with hepatitis C spend time in a correctional facility each year. With high rates of current injection drug use and needle sharing, this population may account for a large proportion of new infections. Any national strategy to address hepatitis C should include a focus on persons in correctional facilities, and should build on existing evidence regarding primary, secondary and tertiary prevention.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Research on Inner City Health, St. Michael's Hospital. kouyoumdjiaf@smh.ca.
authors.forename: Fiona G
authors.initials: FG
authors.lastname: Kouyoumdjian
authors.forename: Kathryn E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: McIsaac
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada / Q000453:epidemiology; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D011329:Prisoners / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011330:Prisons
keywords: Canada; Hepatitis C; incarcerated; prison