Research Reports
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Resources are required to support management of hepatitis C in general practice

A Burnet Institute survey undertaken in 2016 showed that although many general practitioners are int...

Needle sharing remains the major risk factor for hepatitis C infection

Hepatitis C incidence appears to be decreasing, but in a cohort of people who inject drugs in Melbou...

Psychological distress in people who inject drugs

People who inject drugs experience high levels of psychological distress and recent assault, intenti...

Evidence supports community-based hepatitis C care

A systematic review conducted in 2015 demonstrated that – compared to tertiary- based hepatitis C ca...

Achievable and cost-effective elimination targets in Australia

Reaching the WHO hepatitis C elimination targets in Australia is cost-effective and can be achieved ...

Treating hepatitis C saves lives and is cost-effective

Treating people who inject drugs for hepatitis C with new therapies is cost-effective and could prev...

The benefits of a hepatitis C vaccine

Even a partially effective hepatitis C vaccine could effectively complement existing treatments to r...

Overview of viral hepatitis treatment research in China. (WHO Report).

China is confronted with a significant challenge in managing a substantial population afflicted with...

Understanding and describing Australian illicit drug markets: Drug price variations and associated changes in a cohort of people who inject drugs.

This project was undertaken to provide a detailed understanding of the interface between the price o...

The importance of injecting networks

Significant and ongoing Burnet Institute research has provided important insights into the social ne...

Patterns of drug preference and use among people who inject drugs in Melbourne, Australia.

Background: Understanding of substitution patterns in drug using careers is limited. Between 2009 an...

Predictors of spontaneous hepatitis C clearance after reinfection

Gender and genetics could identify people who are more likely to eliminate hepatitis C after reinfec...

Optimising opportunities to provide harm reduction counselling

Hepatitis C testing in people who inject drugs should be combined with harm reduction counselling to...

Investigating the impact of climate on dengue disease transmission in urban Colombo: A Fuzzy logic model, Proceedings of the 4th Annual International Conference on Computational Mathematics, Computational Geometry & Statistics

Using social networks to reduce hepatitis C prevalence

Targeting social networks with a ‘treat your friends’ approach is a feasible, practical and effectiv...

THIS LIFE BEYOND BARS: 3-Year Program Evaluation

This is an evaluation of This Life Beyond Bars (TLBB), a juvenile justice program of This Life Cambo...

A systematic review of immediate HCV RNA testing following HCV Antibody compared with HCV RNA testing at time of assessment for HCV therapy.

The World Health organization estimates that between 130 and 150 million people are chronically infe...

Targeted and comprehensive intervention is vital for hepatitis C elimination

Elimination of hepatitis C requires effective engagement of people who inject drugs. A targeted comp...

Investigating Metastasis Using In Vitro Platforms. (BOOK CHAPTER)

The complexity of the metastatic cascade has led to the development of a plethora of 2‑ and 3‑dimens...

Lower Secondary School Development Program: Pilot Phase Evaluation.

This is an evaluation of the pilot phase of This Life Cambodia’s Lower Secondary School Development ...