Despite the large number of hepatitis C tests performed in Australia each year and the effort expended on developing and implementing policies to regulate this practice, very little research has been undertaken on the human factors associated with hepatitis C testing. This thesis aims to: 1) examine patterns (prevalence and incidence) of hepatitis C testing among young people who experience homelessness in Melbourne, Australia, and how they relate to behavioural and contextual factors, and 2) examine the contexts in which hepatitis C testing occurs for these young people. Two studies were undertaken to address these aims. The first employed longitudinal panel surveys collected from young people who had recently become homeless for the first time (N=165) over three waves: baseline, 12-month and 24-months. The second employed semi-structured qualitative interviews 24-months after baseline with 20 young people recruited from the longitudinal cohort.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ADTP/245672 |
| Creators | Myers, Paul Michael |
| Source Sets | Australiasian Digital Theses Program |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
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