Gay and bisexual men and hepatitis C

Since the 1990s, hepatitis C virus infection has become a concern for gay and bisexual men internationally and in Australia (Danta et al., 2007, Jin et al, 2010). In particular, men living with HIV are vulnerable to hepatitis C infection. To date, many studies of hepatitis C infection, and HIV and hepatitis C co-infection, have been in the fields of epidemiology and clinical research (Bradshaw et al, 2013, Lea, Lee et al., 2013, Matthews & Dore, 2008). Very few studies have explored the psychosocial and cultural dynamics of hepatitis C, including HIV and hepatitis C co-infection, among gay and bisexual men (e.g. Brener et al., 2013).