Evidence-based consensus on the diagnosis, prevention and management of hepatitis C virus disease

Table 1 Approaches to prevent intra-venous drug users infection among hepatitis C virus

Reduce the risk of viral transmission among IDUs

Doctors should be educated properly

Lessen the use of injecting drug use

Use of sterilized syringes and other instrument even for diagnosis

Medical staff should be informed to inject safely

Hepatic disorder should be decreased in infected IDUs

Proper counseling should be undergone

Antiviral therapy for HCV

Combination of all kinds of services should be provided to infected patients

IDUs: Intra-venous drug users; HCV: Hepatitis C virus.