Women and hepatitis C: IP
Outlines hepatitis C issues for women including: injecting drug use, prison populations, sexual transmission, contraception, pregnancy care, mother-to-baby transmission, breastfeeding, alcohol and tobacco consumption, workforce participation, sexual identification, treatment and medical care. Highlights the need for a gendered approach to all aspects of healthcare, information provision, prevention strategies, education, policy and research related to hepatitis C.
Women_and_hepatitis_C_issues_paper.pdf (64.13KB)
Reference:
Women and hepatitis C / Quinn K, Women's Health Victoria - Melbourne: Women's Health Victoria, June 2009 - (Women's Health Issues Paper 3)