Table 3.
Patients’ perception of HCV-related services in their treatment programs
| Total (n = 240) |
HCV positive (n = 168) |
HCV negative (n = 72) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Need HCV-related training when receiving treatment, mean (SD) | 6.0 (3.1) | 6.1 (3.2) | 5.9 (3.2) |
| Need HCV testing when receiving treatment, n (%) | 199 (82.3) | 144 (85.7) | 55 (76.4) |
| Need HCV medical support when receiving treatment, mean (SD) | 7.1 (2.9) | 7.2 (2.8) | 6.7 (3.2) |
| Barriers preventing patients from using these services | |||
| Worry that others know about the infection, mean (SD) | 3.6 (3.6) | 3.8 (3.6) | 3.1 (3.6) |
| Not engaging in risky behavior, will not suffer from HCV, mean (SD) | 2.6 (3.3) | 2.3 (3.1) | 3.4 (3.8) |
| No physical discomfort, do not need to treat HCV infection, mean (SD) | 3.2 (3.5) | 2.8 (3.3) | 4.2 (3.7) |
| Worry about withdrawal is unsanitary, so do not test, mean (SD) | 2.6 (3.1) | 2.19 (2.98) | 2.73 (3.52) |
| Cannot afford treatment, n (%) | 184 (77.3) | 133 (79.2) | 51 (72.3) |
| Cannot find HCV treatment sites, n (%) | 132 (55.2) | 98 (58.3) | 34 (47.9) |
| Doctors cannot comply with the orders, adhere to long-term treatment, n (%) | 111 (46.4) | 80 (47.6) | 31 (43.7) |
| Do not have enough time, n (%) | 139 (57.9) | 96 (57.1) | 43 (59.7) |
| Satisfied with HCV testing service, mean (SD) | 7.7 (2.7) | 7.5 (2.7) | 8.1 (2.7) |
| Satisfied with HCV education in current treatment site, mean (SD) | 7.0 (2.6) | 6.9 (2.5) | 6.8 (2.9) |
| Satisfied with medical support, mean (SD) | 7.4 (2.7) | 7.2 (2.7) | 7.7 (2.6) |