title: Acceptability of Rapid Point-of-Care Hepatitis C Tests Among People Who Inject Drugs and Utilize Syringe-Exchange Programs.
abstract: People who inject drugs may benefit from point-of-care hepatitis C virus (HCV) testing offered at syringe exchanges. We sought to understand whether this population would be willing to undergo rapid HCV testing. We found that there was broad support for rapid HCV testing, especially among younger people who inject drugs with high perceived risk.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Disease , Massachusetts General Hospital , Boston.
authors.forename: Joshua A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Barocas
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Disease , HIV Epidemiology and Outcomes Research Unit, Boston University Medical Center , Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Benjamin P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Linas
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Disease , Massachusetts General Hospital , Boston.
authors.forename: Arthur Y
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Disease , Medical College of Wisconsin , Milwaukee.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fangman
authors.affiliation: Departments of Medicine; Population Health Sciences, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison.
authors.forename: Ryan P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Westergaard
keywords: hepatitis C screening; people who inject drugs; rapid diagnostics; syringe exchange programs