TABLE 1—
Hepatitis C Testing, Infection, and Linkage to and Receipt of Care by Race/Ethnicity: Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health Across the US Risk Factor Survey, 2009–2010
| Variable | Total (n= 53 896), No. (%) | Non-Hispanic Black (n = 21 683), No. (%) | Hispanic (n = 16 484), No. (%) | Asian (n = 9972), No. (%) | American Indian/Alaska Native (n = 5757), No. (%) |
| Tested for HCV | 10 483 (19.5) | 4491 (20.7) | 2849 (17.3) | 1764 (17.7) | 1379 (24.0) |
| Location where tested for HCVa | |||||
| Physician’s office or lab | 5168 (49.3) | 2174 (48.4) | 1349 (47.3) | 1133 (64.2) | 513 (37.2) |
| Clinic | 2059 (19.6) | 799 (17.8) | 660 (23.2) | 266 (15.1) | 334 (24.2) |
| Hospital (O/N patient) | 1847 (17.6) | 856 (19.1) | 506 (17.8) | 202 (11.5) | 282 (20.4) |
| Other site | 1760 (16.8) | 838 (18.7) | 405 (14.2) | 183 (10.4) | 334 (24.2) |
| Reason tested for HCVa | |||||
| Symptoms | 389 (3.7) | 151 (3.4) | 125 (4.4) | 43 (2.4) | 71 (5.1) |
| Abnormal blood tests | 437 (4.2) | 212 (4.7) | 122 (4.3) | 52 (2.9) | 51 (3.7) |
| Donating blood | 821 (7.8) | 326 (7.3) | 207 (7.3) | 106 (6.0) | 183 (13.3) |
| Self or someone else concerned | 1265 (12.1) | 416 (9.3) | 339 (11.9) | 320 (18.1) | 190 (13.8) |
| Pregnancy | 1230 (11.7) | 601 (13.4) | 335 (11.8) | 128 (7.3) | 166 (12.0) |
| Other | 6405 (61.1) | 2808 (62.5) | 1728 (60.7) | 1088 (61.7) | 782 (56.7) |
| Ever told have Hepatitis C infectionb | 859 (8.3) | 415 (9.2) | 236 (8.3) | 120 (6.8) | 88 (6.4) |
| Age at diagnosis of hepatitis C infection,c y | |||||
| 18–34 | 241 (28.1) | 82 (19.8) | 84 (35.6) | 38 (31.7) | 37 (42.0) |
| 35–44 | 182 (21.2) | 80 (19.3) | 60 (25.4) | 16 (13.3) | 26 (29.5) |
| 45–54 | 231 (26.9) | 136 (32.8) | 45 (19.1) | 30 (25.0) | 20 (22.7) |
| 55–64 | 115 (13.4) | 73 (17.6) | 22 (9.3) | 19 (15.8) | 2 (2.3) |
| ≥ 65 | 23 (2.7) | 12 (2.9) | 3 (1.3) | 7 (5.8) | 1 (1.1) |
| Currently seeing a physician for Hepatitis C infectionc | 381 (44.4) | 177 (42.7) | 125 (53.0) | 45 (37.5) | 34 (38.6) |
| Ever taken medications for hepatitis C infectionc | 360 (41.9) | 164 (39.5) | 113 (47.9) | 50 (41.7) | 33 (37.5) |
Note. HCV = hepatitis C virus; O/N = overnight. Numbers may not add up to total because of missing responses; all percentages are weighted percentages. All the data are self-reported.
a
Responses were not mutually exclusive. Multiple answers could be given.
b
Among those tested for hepatitis C.
c
Among those who were ever told to have hepatitis C infection.