aHRs	adjusted hazard ratios
aORs	adjusted odds ratios
BC	British Columbia
DAA	direct-acting antivirals
DC	decompensated cirrhosis
ESLD	end-stage liver disease
FIPA	database for province-healthcare-covered individuals (“Fichier d’inscription des personnes assurées”)
GEE	generalized estimating equations
HBV	hepatitis B virus
HCC	hepatocellular carcinoma
HCV	hepatitis C virus
HIV	human immunodeficiency virus
ICD	international classification of diseases
IHPME	Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation
IQR	interquartile range
ISQ	Quebec Statistics Institute (“Institut de la statistique du Québec”)
KM	Kaplan–Meier
LSPQ	provincial reference laboratory database (“Laboratoire de santé publique du Québec”)
MADO	public health reportable diseases database (“maladies à déclaration obligatoire”)
MDSI	Material and Social Deprivation Index
MED-ECHO	Quebec provincial health insurance hospitalizations
MIFI	landed immigrants database (“Ministry of Immigration, Frenchisation and Integration“)
PWID	people who inject drugs
RAMQ	Quebec provincial health insurance (“Régie de l’assurance maladie du Québec“)
RAMQ-PB	Quebec provincial health insurance physician billings
RAMQ-Pharm	Quebec provincial health insurance pharmacy services
RQC	Quebec cancer registry (“Registre québécois du cancer”)
SVR	sustained virologic response
WHO	World Health Organization