Assessment Of Antiviral Usage, Barriers, And Strategies For Scaling Up Hepatitis C Treatment In Malaysia: A Mix Methodology Study

Malaysia adopted three key strategies to pursue the global goal of hepatitis C elimination, namely applying compulsory licensing on a direct-acting antiviral (DAA), introducing a standard DAA-based treatment regimen (sofosbuvir and daclatasvir) and decentralizing hepatitis C care through primary hea...

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Main Author: Chan, Huan Keat
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spelling my-usm-ep.605142024-05-02T09:47:33Z Assessment Of Antiviral Usage, Barriers, And Strategies For Scaling Up Hepatitis C Treatment In Malaysia: A Mix Methodology Study 2023-06 Chan, Huan Keat RS1-441 Pharmacy and materia medica Malaysia adopted three key strategies to pursue the global goal of hepatitis C elimination, namely applying compulsory licensing on a direct-acting antiviral (DAA), introducing a standard DAA-based treatment regimen (sofosbuvir and daclatasvir) and decentralizing hepatitis C care through primary healthcare centers. This three-phase study adopted both quantitative and qualitative methods, aiming to (i) assess changes in the treatment coverage of individuals with hepatitis C and the government spending on antivirals after applying compulsory licensing, (ii) evaluate clinical outcomes in treatment recipients of the standard regimen, and (iii) explore barriers and potential strategies to further scale up pharmacological treatment under the existing hepatitis C care decentralization model. 2023-06 Thesis http://eprints.usm.my/60514/ http://eprints.usm.my/60514/1/Pages%20from%20CHAN%20HUAN%20KEAT%20-%20TESIS.pdf application/pdf en public phd doctoral Universiti Sains Malaysia Pusat Pengajian Sains Farmasi (School of Pharmacy)
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Chan, Huan Keat
Assessment Of Antiviral Usage, Barriers, And Strategies For Scaling Up Hepatitis C Treatment In Malaysia: A Mix Methodology Study
description Malaysia adopted three key strategies to pursue the global goal of hepatitis C elimination, namely applying compulsory licensing on a direct-acting antiviral (DAA), introducing a standard DAA-based treatment regimen (sofosbuvir and daclatasvir) and decentralizing hepatitis C care through primary healthcare centers. This three-phase study adopted both quantitative and qualitative methods, aiming to (i) assess changes in the treatment coverage of individuals with hepatitis C and the government spending on antivirals after applying compulsory licensing, (ii) evaluate clinical outcomes in treatment recipients of the standard regimen, and (iii) explore barriers and potential strategies to further scale up pharmacological treatment under the existing hepatitis C care decentralization model.
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author Chan, Huan Keat
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title Assessment Of Antiviral Usage, Barriers, And Strategies For Scaling Up Hepatitis C Treatment In Malaysia: A Mix Methodology Study
title_short Assessment Of Antiviral Usage, Barriers, And Strategies For Scaling Up Hepatitis C Treatment In Malaysia: A Mix Methodology Study
title_full Assessment Of Antiviral Usage, Barriers, And Strategies For Scaling Up Hepatitis C Treatment In Malaysia: A Mix Methodology Study
title_fullStr Assessment Of Antiviral Usage, Barriers, And Strategies For Scaling Up Hepatitis C Treatment In Malaysia: A Mix Methodology Study
title_full_unstemmed Assessment Of Antiviral Usage, Barriers, And Strategies For Scaling Up Hepatitis C Treatment In Malaysia: A Mix Methodology Study
title_sort assessment of antiviral usage, barriers, and strategies for scaling up hepatitis c treatment in malaysia: a mix methodology study
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granting_department Pusat Pengajian Sains Farmasi (School of Pharmacy)
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