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Hepatitis C Service Delivery in Prisons: Peer Education From the "Guys in Blue"

Corrine E. Munoz-Plaza, MPH

National Development and Research Institutes, Inc., 71 West 23rd St., 8th floor, New York, NY 10010; munoz-plaza{at}ndri.org

Shiela M. Strauss, PhD

Janetta M. Astone, PhD

National Development and Research Institutes, Inc., New York, New York

Don C. Des Jarlais, PhD

Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, New York

Holly Hagan, PhD

National Development and Research Institutes, Inc., New York, New York

Inmates in U.S. correctional facilities are approximately 9 times more likely to have hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection than the nonincarcerated population. Some correctional facilities provide HCV services, yet little is known about inmate and staff satisfaction with them. Using qualitative data collected in a prison-based drug treatment program in California, this paper describes inmate and staff perceptions of the benefits and barriers to delivering HCV services. Participants commented primarily on their peer education program and on perceived budgetary constraints as a barrier to ongoing HCV service delivery. Participants' recommendations for the future included increasing HCV education and staff training, and expanding the peer educators program.

Journal of Correctional Health Care, Vol. 11, No. 4, 347-368 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/107834580401100404
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