Table 1.
2016 | 2017 | |||||||
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Yes | No | Do not know | Yes | No | Do not know | |||
National coordination | ||||||||
Written national HBV strategy | 8 (32%) | 17 (68%) | 0 | 7 (28%) | 18 (72%) | 0 | ||
Written national HCV strategy | 11 (44%) | 14 (56%) | 0 | 12 (48%) | 13 (52%) | 0 | ||
Government collaborates with in‐country civil society groups to plan and carry out its viral hepatitis programmea | 13 (52%) | 9 (36%) | 3 (12%) | 18b (75%) | 5b (21%) | 1b (4%) | ||
Government or government‐ related institution has national HBV disease register | 9 (36%) | 16 (64%) | 0 | 9 (36%) | 15 (60%) | 1 (4%) | ||
Government or government‐ related institution has national HCV disease register | 11 (44%) | 14 (56%) | 0 | 11 (44%) | 14 (56%) | 0 | ||
Prevention | ||||||||
Harm reduction services available: Needle and syringe programmes (all parts of country, some parts of country) | All: 10 (40%) | Some: 10 (40%) | 4 (16%) | 1 (4%) | All: 8 (32%) | Some: 12 (48%) | 3 (12%) | 2 (8%) |
Harm reduction services available: Opioid substitution therapy (all parts of country, some parts of country) | All: 22 (88%) | Some: 1 (4%) | 0 | 2 (8%) | All: 20 (80%) | Some: 4 (16%) | 0 | 1 (4%) |
Harm reduction services available: Drug consumption rooms (all parts of country, some parts of country) | All: 2 (8%) | Some: 2 (8%) | 17 (68%) | 4 (16%) | All: 1 (4%) | Some: 5 (20%) | 16 (64%) | 3 (12%) |
Screening | ||||||||
Risk assessment for HBV/HCV included in routine medical check‐ups | 5 (20%) | 20 (80%) | 0 | 6 (24%) | 18 (72%) | 1 (4%) | ||
Liver enzyme testing included in routine medical check‐ups | 17 (68%) | 8 (32%) | 0 | 14 (56%) | 10 (40%) | 1 (4%) | ||
Treatment | ||||||||
HBV treatment provided in prisons | 18c (75%) | 5c (21%) | 1c (4%) | 19 (76%) | 5 (20%) | 1 (4%) | ||
HCV patients have option to be treated in non‐hospital settingsd | 5 (20%) | 20 (80%) | 0 | 5 (20%) | 20 (80%) | 0 |
HBV, hepatitis B virus; HCV, hepatitis C virus.
Survey respondents were advised that the following are not considered in‐country civil society groups: United Nations agencies, international non‐governmental organizations, government ministries, university programmes and military programmes.
2017 responses to this question total 24 instead of 25 because there was one non‐response.
2016 responses to this question total 24 instead of 25 because there was one non‐response.
Settings that are not within either inpatient or outpatient hospital facilities.