Staying safe: How do long term injecting drug users avoid hepatitis C infection? [ 2008 - 2012 ]

Research Grant

Researchers: Dr Peter Higgs (Principal investigator)

Brief description This project seeks to discover how and why some injecting drug users have managed to avoid becoming infected with hepatitis C despite having injected for many years in localities in which most other injectors have acquired the virus. The primary interest is on the strategies used by current long term (8 years or more) injectors to avoid HCV infection. Research will also be done to understand the strategies and prevention tactics used by people with HCV to avoid passing it on to others.

Funding Amount $AUD 328,843.12

Funding Scheme Early Career Fellowships

Notes Public Health (Australia) ECF