This report provides a brief overview of a study conducted by a research teamaffiliated with the University of British Columbia and the British Columbia Centrefor Disease Control and funded by the Public Health Agency of Canada. The aimof the study was to explore why some people living with hepatitis C attend, delay,defer or do not seek hepatitis C care. This research was conducted as the firststage of a two-year project which aims to develop and disseminate resources thatwill foster or support increased attendance for hepatitis C care.