Table 2.
Awareness of Hepatitis C and HCV Infection Status Before NHANES ROF Letter, NHANES Hepatitis C Follow-up Survey, 2001-2008
| Heard of Hepatitis C Before ROF Letter |
ROF Letter Was First Time Told Had Hepatitis C |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | Yes % (n) | No % (n) | P Value | Yes % (n) | No % (n) | P Value |
| All respondents | 85.4 (141) | 14.6 (24) | – | 50.3 (85) | 49.7 (84) | – |
| Age group (years) | ||||||
| <40 | 86.7 (26) | 13.3 (4) | 71.0 (22) | 29.0 (9) | ||
| 40-49 | 82.8 (48) | 17.2 (10) | 42.4 (25) | 57.6 (34) | ||
| 50-59 | 87.5 (42) | 12.5 (6) | 44.0 (22) | 56.0 (28) | ||
| 60+ | 86.2 (25) | 13.8 (4) | NS | 55.2 (16) | 44.8 (13) | <0.05 |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 81.0 (85) | 19.0 (20) | 55.6 (66) | 44.4 (48) | ||
| Female | 93.3 (56) | 6.7 (4) | <0.05 | 41.0 (25) | 59.0 (36) | NS |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||
| White non-Hispanic | 90.6 (77) | 9.4 (8) | 48.8 (42) | 51.2 (44) | ||
| Black non-Hispanic | 73.3 (33) | 26.7 (12) | 57.4 (27) | 42.6 (20) | ||
| Hispanic/other/multiple | 88.6 (31) | 11.4 (4) | <0.05 | 44.4 (16) | 55.6 (20) | NS |
| Have health insurance | ||||||
| Yes | 88.0 (110) | 12.0 (15) | 43.0 (55) | 57.0 (73) | ||
| No | 78.4 (29) | 21.6 (8) | NS | 76.3 (29) | 23.7 (9) | <0.001 |
| Have a usual source of medical care | ||||||
| Yes | 86.9 (126) | 13.1 (19) | 45.0 (67) | 55.0 (82) | ||
| No | 75.0 (15) | 25.0 (5) | NS | 90.0 (18) | 10.0 (2) | <0.001* |
NS = not significant at P < 0.05 level.
*
Fisher’s exact two-sided probability.