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