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Table HSR-6. Hepatitis responses in the EU, Croatia, Turkey and Norway
Part (ii) Availability of Hepatitis C testing
| Country | Hepatitis C testing in the community | Hepatitis C testing in prison: at entry | Hepatitis C testing in prison: at release | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium (Flemish community) | Extensive | Full | Limited | |||
| Belgium (French community) | Extensive | Limited | Not available | |||
| Bulgaria | Extensive | No information | No information | |||
| Czech Republic | Extensive | Rare | Rare | |||
| Denmark | No information | No information | No information | |||
| Germany | No information | No information | No information | |||
| Estonia | No information | Full | Full | |||
| Ireland | Extensive | Limited | Extensive | |||
| Greece | Extensive | Full | Not available | |||
| Spain | Extensive | Extensive | Extensive | |||
| France | Full | Extensive | No information | |||
| Italy | Full | No information | No information | |||
| Cyprus | Full | Full | Not available | |||
| Latvia | Limited | Not available | Not available | |||
| Lithuania | Limited | Limited | Not available | |||
| Luxembourg | Limited | Full | Rare | |||
| Hungary | (1) | Extensive | Not available | Not available | ||
| Malta | Full | Full | Not available | |||
| Netherlands | Limited | Limited | No information | |||
| Austria | Limited | Extensive | Rare | |||
| Poland | Full | Full | Full | |||
| Portugal | Full | Extensive | No information | |||
| Romania | Limited | Limited | Rare | |||
| Slovenia | Full | Extensive | Not available | |||
| Slovakia | Limited | Full | No information | |||
| Finland | Extensive | Full | Full | |||
| Sweden | No information | Full | Not available | |||
| United Kingdom | Extensive | Limited | Extensive | |||
| Croatia | Full | Full | Full | |||
| Turkey | Limited | No information | No information | |||
| Norway | Full | Extensive | Not available |
Notes:
Reitox NFP's expert rating
Full: nearly all persons in need would obtain it
Extensive: a majority but not nearly all of them would obtain it
Limited: more than a few but not a majority of them would obtain it
Rare: just a few of them would obtain it
(1) Although there is no HCV testing both at entry and at release, since 2007 extensive campaign screening programmes take place in prisons (for details see Hungary National Report 2011, Chapter 11.3).
Sources:
Structured Questionnaire on 'prevention and reduction of health-related harm associated with drug use' (SQ23/29), submitted by NFPs in 2011.