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. 2013 May;9(5):293–299.

Table.

Characteristics of Study Participants

Year 1 Year 2
Total festival attendance, n 11,000 9,000
Total screened Anti-HBc+ HBsAg+ Total screened Anti-HBc+ HBsAg+ Anti-HCV+
Study participants, n (%) 173 (1.6*) 29 (17) 1 (<1) 231 (2.6*) 29 (13) 3 (1) 1 (<1)
Age, years (%)
<18 1 (<1) 0 0 12 (5) 0 0 0
18—44 58 (34) 9 (31) 1 84 (36) 6 (21) 0 0
45—65 90 (52) 18 (62) 0 99 (43) 16 (55) 3 0
>65 20 (12) 1 (3) 0 21 (9) 2 (7) 0 0
Unknown/missing 4 (2) 1 (3) 0 15 (6) 5 (17) 0 1
Gender, n (%)
Female 111 (64) 19 (66) 0 137 (59) 10 (35) 1 1
Male 62 (36) 10 (35) 1 93 (40) 19 (66) 2 0
Unknown/missing 0 (0) 0 0 1 (<1) 0 0 0
Ethnicity/race, n (%)
Hispanic 47 (27) 0 0 90 (39) 9 (31) 0 1
Non-Hispanic white 43 (25) 3 (10) 0 72 (31) 4 (14) 0 0
Asian 54 (31) 22 (76) 1 51 (22) 11 (38) 3 0
Black 7 (4) 0 0 13 (6) 2 (7) 0 0
Unknown/missing 24 (14) 4 (14) 0 7 (3) 3 (10) 0 0
Personal history of hepatitis (self-reported), n (%)
No N/A N/A N/A 167 (72) 12 (41) 3 1
Yes N/A N/A N/A 10 (4) 2 (7) 0 0
Unknown/missing N/A N/A N/A 54 (23) 15 (52) 0 0
Vaccinated for hepatitis B virus (self-reported), n (%)
Yes N/A N/A N/A 42 (18) 2 (7) 0 0
Unknown/missing N/A N/A N/A 189 (82) 27 (93) 3 1
Family history of hepatitis (self-reported), n (%)
No N/A N/A N/A 145 (63) 10 (34) 1 0
Yes N/A N/A N/A 20 (9) 0 0 0
Unknown/missing N/A N/A N/A 66 (29) 19 (66) 2 1
*

Percent of people screened out of the total estimate of festival attendees.

Anti-HBc=hepatitis B core antibody; anti-HCV=hepatitis C antibody; HBsAg=hepatitis B surface antigen; N/A=not available. (Questions pertaining to personal and family history of hepatitis and previous vaccination were added in the second year.)