National Prison Entrants’ Bloodborne Virus & Risk Behaviour Survey 2004, 2007, And 2010

Prisoner populations are characterised by engagement in a range of risk behaviours, most notably injecting drug use. Consequently they are at an increased risk of exposure to blood-borne viruses such as hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV. Previous Australian research has shown that hepatitis C is betw...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Butler, Tony, Lim, David, Callander, D.
Format: Report
Published: Kirby Institute 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/43894