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HCV antibody test positive rates among IDUs tested during the intervention phase: May–June 2003
NOTE: HCV antibody tests were performed to detect HCV serostatus; confirmatory ribonucleic acid (RNA) tests, which are used to determine active chronic infection, were not performed because of high cost.
HCV = hepatitis C virus
IDU = injection drug user
