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Table 1 An overview of the five interventions in the Region of Southern Denmark under the C-Free-South Project to eliminate hepatitis C

From: A multi-level intervention to eliminate hepatitis C from the Region of Southern Denmark: the C-Free-South project

 

Name of intervention

Target population

Number of estimated HCV patients

Study type

Intervention 1

Test and treat in drug treatment centers and prisons

PWUD in DTCs in the Region of Southern Denmark: 15 centers with around 3000 persons enrolled

600

Health systems intervention study with register-based baseline and outcome evaluation

Intervention 2

Call back

Group 1) Call back: HCV infected and lost to follow-up, based on clinical records

100

EMR-based recall

Call in

Group 2) Call in: HCV persons never engaged in HCV care

800

Clinical cohort study (part of a national study)

Intervention 3

Survey of selected populations

Emergency departments: Risk-based HCV screening

600

Prospective cohort study

Psychiatric wards: Screening of all acutely HCV-infected persons by screening

Prospective cohort study

Mobile unit outreach: HCV screening of persons utilizing shelters, cafés, and facilities targeting people with drug or alcohol misuse and/or psychiatric illnesses

Prospective cohort study

Intervention 4

A survey of drug-related death

PWID

Nationwide register study

Intervention 5

Re-infection and outcomes in patients treated for hepatitis C infection with recent injecting drug use or on opiate substitution therapy

PWID

Prospective multi-center cohort study

  1. DTC drug treatment center, EMR electronic medical record, HCV hepatitis C infection, PWID people who inject drugs, PWUD people who use drugs, RSD Region of Southern Denmark