Table 2.

HCV incidence rates by recruitment method, recruitment site, socio-demographic characteristics and follow-up, HITS-c HCV VPS 2008–2011

	n=129	Cases (n)	Cases (%)	Person years	Incidence (per 100py)	95% CIa	Unadjusted p value
Total		17	14	215.15	7.9	4.9, 12.7
Recruitment region
South West Sydney	83	12	15	138.9	8.6	4.9, 15.2
Inner Sydney	23	2	9	39.9	5.0	1.3, 20.1
Western Sydney	23	3	13	36.4	8.2	2.7, 25.6	0.929
Recruitment method
Targeted outreach sampling	52	7	13	86.3	8.1	3.9, 17.0
Incentivised peer referral	77	10	12	128.3	7.8	4.2, 14.4	0.923
Gender
Male	96	10	10	161.09	6.2	3.3, 11.5
Female	33	7	21	54.06	12.9	6.7, 27.2	0.159
Age
≥27 years	66	4	6	113.31	3.5	1.3, 9.4
<27 years	63	13	21	101.84	12.8	0.74, 21.9	0.020
Ethnic background
Anglo-Australian	89	8	9	149.01	5.4	2.7, 10.7
Culturally and linguistically diverse	40	9	23	66.14	13.6	7.1, 26.2	0.060
Education, years
≤10 years	78	10	13	133.93	7.5	4.0, 13.9
≥11 years	51	7	14	81.22	8.6	4.1, 18.1	0.888

^aConfidence interval