Literature Review

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Published literature as well as government and non-government documents related to hepatitis C Document Review

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Document Review

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117 national and regional Program documents for the period June 1999 to March 2002

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National Staff, Regional Staff and PAG Interviews

Hepatitis C Division staff, Program Advisory Group members and regional Program staff

Telephone interviews

17

Other Stakeholder Interview

Members of NGOs, Health Canada staff from other departments, individuals infected with hepatitis C, representatives from provincial/ territorial ministries of health and representatives from pharmaceutical companies

Telephone interviews

24

Health Expert Survey

Physician specialists, nurses, nurse specialists and clinical researchers

On-line and mail surveys

37

Community-based Support Program Implementation and Outcome Achievement Survey

Community-based groups that received funding for community-based support hepatitis C projects

Mail survey

68 of 126
(54%)

Researcher Implementation and Outcome Achievement Survey

Hepatitis C researchers that received funding through CIHR

On-line survey

26 of 42
(62%)

Care and Treatment Support Program Implementation and Outcome Achievement Survey

National organizations that received funding for care and treatment support projects

Mail survey

11 of 15
(73%)

Community Case Study - Primary Client Interview

Hepatitis C-infected individuals who access services at the community-based support projects selected for the case studies

In-person and telephone interviews

31

Community Case Study - Secondary Client Interview

Groups (in the same community as the project selected for the case study) that provide services to those infected with, affected by or at risk of contracting hepatitis C.

In-person interviews

33

Community Case Study - Board/Advisory Group Interview

Board members of the community-based support projects that were targeted for the case studies

In-person interviews

9

Community Case Study - Staff/Volunteer Interview and Project Coordinator/ Director Interview

Staff, volunteers and project coordinators of the community-based support projects that were targeted for the case studies.

In-person interviews

32