Table 2.
HCV knowledge and risk behaviors by HCV status
| Total (n = 240) |
HCV positive (n = 168) |
HCV negative (n = 72) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| HCV knowledge, mean (SD) | 6.8 (3.7) | 7.0 (3.5) | 6.4 (3.8) |
| Time of drug use (year), mean (SD)* | 10.9 (6.7) | 11.4 (7.2) | 10.0 (5.3) |
| Injection in past 30 days, n (%) | 6 (2.6) | 6 (3.8) | 0 (0.0) |
| Shared needles in past 30 days, n (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| More than one sexual partner in past 30 days, n (%) | 10 (9.6) | 7 (9.5) | 3 (9.6) |
| Not using condoms when having sex, n (%) | |||
| With primary sex partner | 68 (66.0) | 47 (63.5) | 21 (72.4) |
| With casual sex partner | 14 (14.0) | 9 (12.3) | 5 (18.5) |
| With commercial sex partner | 12 (12.0) | 6 (8.3) | 6 (21.4) |
| Harmful drinking, n (%) | 20 (8.3) | 15 (8.9) | 5 (6.9) |
| Current health is poor by self-report, n (%) | 181 (75.7) | 131 (78.5) | 50 (69.5) |
| Depression symptoms in past 6 months, n (%) | 109 (45.4) | 79 (47.0) | 30 (41.7) |
| Suicide ideation in past 6 months, n (%) | 39 (16.3) | 30 (17.9) | 9 (12.5) |
| BDI > 15, n (%) | 107 (44.9) | 72 (43.4) | 35 (48.6) |
Note 1: Individuals who did not answer the sexual risk questions were dropped from the analysis. Thus, among the 240 participants, 104 were not included in the more than one sexual partner in past 30 days question, 103 were not included in the condom use with primary sex partner question, 100 were not included in the condom use with casual sex partner question, and 100 were not included in the condom use with commercial sex partner question
Note 2: Harmful drinking is defined by an AUDIT score of 7 or more
*p < 0.05