Table 7.

Studies of HCV Prevalence Among Persons Engaging in High Risk Sexual Behavior

Study	Location	Population	Recruitment	# Tested	# Infected	Percent Infected
Briggs et al 2001 (40)	San Francisco, CA	Veterans seeking care at a VA medical center who report having sex with a prostitute	Random Sample	540	116	21.5
Hwang et al 2006 (33)	Houston, TX	College students recruited from 8 campuses who report having sex with an injection drug users	Target	206	18	8.7
Bollepalli et al 2007 (39)	Phoenix, AZ	HIV positive patients at 2 urban clinics catering to those with HIV or liver disease who report having sex with an injection drug user	Convenience	79	43	54.4
Page-Shafer et al 2002 (51)	Alameda, San Francisco, San Joaquin, and San Mateo counties California	Women recruited from low income neighborhoods who reported having sex with an injection drug user	Cluster Sampling	176	22	12.5
Dominitz et al 2005 (31)	United States	Patients at VA medical centers who report unprotected sex with an injection drug user	Cluster Sampling	48	18	37.5
Roy et al 2001 (35)	Montreal, Canada	Homeless street youth who report having sex with an injection drug user	Target	222	42	18.9
Roy et al 2001 (35)	Montreal, Canada	Homeless street youth who report having sex with an HIV positive person	Target	24	7	29.2
Brillman et al 2002 (41)	Southwestern United States	Emergency room patients at a teaching hospital who are medically stable and report sex with an injection drug user	Convenience	20	10	50.0
Tabibian et al 2008 (60)	Los Angeles, CA	Psychiatric inpatients at VA hospitals who report having sex with an injection drug user	Convenience	17	11	64.7
Tabibian et al 2008 (60)	Los Angeles, CA	Psychiatric inpatients at VA hospitals who report having sex with a prostitute	Convenience	29	14	48.3