Journal
JOURNAL OF HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY
Volume 23, Issue 8, Pages 1012-1018Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.1177/1359105316642002
Keywords
discrimination; health workers; hepatitis C; injecting drug use; stigma; treatment
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- Network of Alcohol and other Drug Agencies (NADA)
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Hepatitis C virus is stigmatised because of its association with injecting drug use. Although treatment is available, uptake remains low, especially among people who inject drugs. Ninety health workers completed a survey assessing attitudes towards people who inject drugs and support for treatment for three client scenarios: one who stopped injecting, one on methadone, and one continuing to inject. Support for hepatitis C virus treatment was significantly higher, where the client was not injecting. Participants who showed more negative attitudes towards people who inject drugs were less supportive of clients entering hepatitis C virus treatment, illustrating the influence of health workers' attitudes in determining treatment options offered to clients.
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