Hepatitis C and its treatment in Australian custodial settings - PhD Project

  • Research program: Justice health
  • Project status: Completed
  • Start date: March 2008
  • Expected end date: September 2020
  • Completion date: April 2021
  • Funded by: NDRI
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This thesis attempts to explore some of the research gaps pertaining to hepatitis C virus (HCV) in custodial settings. Using both quantitative and qualitative methods, various aspects of the problem identified as areas of interest will be dealt with as a series of related yet separate and distinct studies.

The first of these will employ mathematical modelling methods to determine likely number of incident infections whilst incarcerated and potential effects on treatment provided at optimal levels. The second study employs qualitative methods using focus groups and in-depth interviews of current and ex-prisoners to explore understandings of HCV and perceived barriers to prevention and treatment initiatives, with specific regard to identifying differences between mainstream prisoners and those identifying as Aboriginal. Thirdly explorations of the nature of drug use and markets within prisons will be conducted with a large national sample using modules appended to the Illicit Drug Reporting System (IDRS).

James Fetherston
PhD Student
Tel: 61 (0)8 9266 3007
james.fetherston@postgrad.curtin.edu.au
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Professor Tony Butler
Professor
Tel: 612 9385 9257
tbutler@unsw.edu.au
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Dr Susan Carruthers
Research Fellow
Tel: 61 (0)9 9266 1600
s.carruthers@curtin.edu.au
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Professor Steve Allsop
Professor
Tel: 61 (0)8 9266 1606
s.allsop@curtin.edu.au
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Professor David Wilson

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This project aligns with the following Sustainable Development Goals and Targets: