Technical review of hepatitis C health promotion resources

Abstract

The National Centre in HIV Social Research at the University of New South Wales undertook a review of existing print-based hepatitis C prevention education resources aimed at people who inject. A total of 159 resources, produced between 1991 and 2010, were catalogued and analysed. One third of the materials were specifically aimed at people who inject and focused on hepatitis C prevention. Two-thirds of the resources were targeted at people who inject but may or may not have included hepatitis C prevention as their primary focus. The targeting of resources was apparent by factors such as language, imagery, the extent of emphasis on drug injecting, or the resource title or producer.