From: A micro-elimination approach to addressing hepatitis C in Turkey
1. Patients with high risk and already in the health-care system | |
a. Patients with advanced liver disease | |
b. Patients with advanced chronic kidney disease | |
c. Patients with certain hematologic diseases (i.e. haemophilia, thalassemia) | |
d. Transplant recipients | |
e. Persons diagnosed with HCV but not treated yet | |
2. People at high risk due to demographic characteristics | |
a. People who were born before 1960 | |
b. People from certain geographic areas | |
3. People with high-risk behaviours | |
a. People who inject drugs | |
b. Prisoners |