Table 2.

Unadjusted Associations with Positive HCV Test Results (N=157)

	HCV Positive (n = 44)
	N	%
Race/Ethnicity		**
African-American	11	15.1
Latino	17	37.0
White	12	52.2
Other	4	26.7
Lived on Streeta		**
Yes	21	45.7
No	23	20.7
Homeless ≥ 3 Monthsb
Yes	25	32.1
No	18	24.3
Drug-Using Friendsc
Yes	29	26.9
No	15	31.3
≥5 Close Friends/Relativesd
Yes	17	23.0
No	27	32.5
≥ Four Partnerse		*
Yes	7	15.2
No	37	33.3
Ever in a Gang
Yes	20	26.0
No	23	29.1
Ever Hospitalizedf		**
Yes	30	37.5
No	14	18.2
Arrested ≥ 20 Times		*
Yes	29	34.9
No	15	20.3
Childhood
Two-Parent Family
Yes	19	28.8
No	25	27.5
Family Not Close
Yes	23	39.7*
No	21	21.2
Physical Abuse
Yes	15	31.3
No	29	26.6
Sexual Abuse
Yes	6	24.0
No	38	28.8
In Juvenile Hall
Yes	28	33.7
No	16	21.6
Jailed by Age 18
Yes	31	29.0
No	13	26.0
Substance Abuse, Lifetime:
≥ 4 drinks/day
Yes	20	32.8
No	24	26.1
Marijuana
Yes	38	28.4
No	6	31.6
Cocaine
Yes	32	32.3
No	12	22.2
Heroin
Yes	32	53.3***
No	12	12.9
Methamphetamine
Yes	27	36.0
No	17	21.8
Injection Drug Use		***
Yes	32	60.4
No	12	11.5
Serious Depression
Yes	13	27.7
No	31	28.2

^aUsual living place in six months prior to last incarceration

^bCounting all times homeless

^cMain Source of social support for six months prior to last incarceration

^dSix months prior to last incarceration

^eSex partners in six months prior to last incarceration

^fFor physical health problem

^*p < .05, chi-square test

^**p < .01, chi-square test

^***p < .001, chi-square test