Table 3.

Eligibility for anti-viral treatment of patients with Hepatitis C and reasons for patient refusal

Question	Choices	Percentage of units saying yes
Which of the following criteria do you consider in determining eligibility for treatment?
	Age	61
	Gender	8
	Genotype	29
	Severity of hepatitis	93
	Co-morbidities	95
	73% current/future drug/alcohol use
What were the main reasons for patients' ineligibility?
	Ongoing drug use	62
	Ongoing alcohol use	21
	Psychiatric disorder	11
	Other medical co-morbidities	3
	Cardiovascular disease	2
What are main reasons for patient refusal of treatment?
	Concern over side effects	49
	Inconvenient to start treatment -work pressures	37
	Refusal to modify chaotic lifestyle	30
	Lack of belief of efficacy	15