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Table 2 Survey results

From: Are there national strategies, plans and guidelines for the treatment of hepatitis C in people who inject drugs? A survey of 33 European countries

Country*

National strategy for HCV treatment / PWID included

National action plan for HCV treatment / PWID included

National HCV treatment guidelines

National HCV treatment guidelines: PWID included

Separate national HCV treatment guidelines for PWID

Separate PWID guidelines are applicable to PWID on OST

Separate PWID guidelines are applicable to active PWID

Albania

NGO

N/N

Y/N

Y

Y

N

Y

N

Austria

NGO

Y/Y

na/na

Y

na

na

na

na

Belgium [26]

NGO

N/N

N/N

N

N

na

na

na

Bosnia and Herzegovina [27]

University

Y/Y

Y/Y

Y

Y

N

na

na

Bulgaria

Public health

N/na

Y/N

Y

na

Y

na

na

Croatia

NGO

N/na

N/na

Y

Y

na

na

na

Czech Republic [28–30]

University

N/N

N/N

Y

N

Y

Y

Y

Denmark [31, 32]

Public health

Y/Y

Y/Y

Y

Y

Y

na

Y

Estonia [33]

NGO

N/N

N/N

N

N

N

N

N

Finland [34]

NGO

N/N

N/N

N

N

N

N

N

France [35, 36]

NGO

Y/Y

Y/Y

Y

Y

N

na

na

Germany [37, 38]

NGO

N/N

N/N

Y

Y

N

na

na

Greece [39]

Public health

Y/Y

Y/Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

Hungary [40]

NGO

N/N

N/N

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Ireland [41]

NGO

Y/Y

Y/N

Y

N

Y

Y

na

Italy [42, 43]

NGO

N/N

N/N

N

N

N

N

N

Latvia [44]

NGO

Y/N

N/N

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

Lithuania [45]

University

Y/Y

N/N

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Macedonia

NGO

N/N

N/na

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Montenegro

NGO

N/N

N/N

N

N

N

N

N

Norway

NGO

Y/Y

N/N

Y

Y

Y

na

Y

Poland [46]

NGO

N/N

N/N

Y

Y

N

Y

na

Portugal

NGO

N/N

N/N

Y

Y

N

na

na

Romania [47]

NGO

N/N

N/N

N

na

na

Y

na

Scotland [48]

Public health

Y/Y

Y/Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Serbia

NGO

N/N

N/N

N

Y

na

na

Y

Slovakia [49]

NGO

N/N

N/N

Y

Y

Y

na

na

Slovenia [50, 51]

University

Y/Y

Y/Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Spain [52]

Public health

N/N

N/N

Y

Y

N

Y

N

Sweden

NGO

N/N

N/N

N

N

N

N

N

Switzerland

Public health

N/N

N/N

N

Y

na

Y

na

The Netherlands [53–55]

NGO

N/N

N/N

Y

Y

Y

Y

na

United Kingdom [56–58]

Freelance trainer/consultant

Y/Y

Y/Y

Y

Y

N

na

na

  1. *If respondents provided references to national guidelines, the citations are given in brackets following country names. All respondent affiliations are indicated in italics following country names.
  2. N: no. Y: yes. na: no answer. NGO: non-governmental organization. HCV: hepatitis C virus. PWID: people who inject drugs. OST: opioid substitution treatment.
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