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Table 3 HCV education and testing provided onsite at DCRs/SIFs

From: Drug consumption rooms (DCRs) as a setting to address hepatitis C – findings from an international online survey

Provided onsite

Form provided

HCV education (multiple response)

n = 49

If HCV education provided onsite (multiple response)

n = 46

 HCV prevention & transmission routes

94%

 Brochures/pamphlets

90%

 HCV testing

78%

 Individual client consultations

88%

 HCV infection symptoms

76%

 Posters

69%

 HCV treatment options

76%

 Other (please specify)

20%

 We don’t provide any HCV information

6%

 Digital resources (e.g., videos, quizzes)

20%

 Group education sessions

18%

HCV testing onsite

n = 49

If HCV testing provided onsite (multiple response)

n = 32

 Yes

65%

 BLOOD SAMPLE taken from a vein

68%

 No

33%

 SALIVA / oral fluid

39%

 Don’t know

2%

 FINGER PRICK test

32%

 Other

10%