Scholar Project Database
Screening and Beyond: Assessing Barriers to Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Hepatitis C Testing among Patients with Opioid Use Disorder
Program: NMF Primary Care Leadership Program
Medical School/Institution: Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, Yale University School of Medicine
Project Location/Site: North Shore Community Health, Salem, MA
Year: 2022
Key Outcomes:
The majority of patients reported not being tested for HCV/HIV or were unaware of their testing status. The most common barriers to HCV/HIV testing were: education about tests not offered, screening not offered, and low perceived risk of infection.