Background Since the release of the first global hepatitis elimination targets in 2016, and
until the COVID-19 pandemic started in early 2020, many countries and territories were …

Viral hepatitis is a major public health threat and a leading cause of death worldwide.
Annual mortality from viral hepatitis is similar to that of other major infectious diseases such …

Background Needle and syringe programmes (NSP) aim to reduce the risk of HIV by
providing people who inject drugs (PWID) with sterile injecting equipment. A recent review of …

Background. Although guidelines recommend that people who inject drugs (PWID) should
not be excluded from hepatitis C (HCV) treatment, some services remain reluctant to treat …

Background Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is
effective in reducing HIV risk in men who have sex with men (MSM). However, concerns …

Importance Emerging evidence suggests that risk of bacterial sexually transmitted infections
(STIs) increases among gay and bisexual men following initiation of HIV preexposure …

Short messaging service (SMS)(aka text messaging) is a fast, low cost and popular mode of
communication among young people, and these advantages can be used in a variety of …

Background In recent years social networking sites (SNSs) have grown rapidly in popularity.
The popularity of these sites, along with their interactive functions, offer a novel environment …

Background People who inject drugs (PWID) experience a high prevalence of incarceration
and might be at high risk of HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection during or after …

Objective To carry out a randomised controlled trial on the effect of a new method of health
promotion—email and mobile phone text messages (short messaging service (SMS))—on …