TABLE 2.
Maternal Risk Factors That Are Predictive of Pediatric HCV Screening (N = 323)
| HCV Unscreened (N = 227), n (%) | HCV Screened (N = 96), n (%) | Pa | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maternal age at delivery, y | |||
| ≥30 | 70 (31) | 35 (37) | .58 |
| 25–29 | 96 (42) | 39 (41) | |
| <25 | 61 (27) | 22 (23) | |
| Insurance | |||
| Medicaid | 177 (78) | 74 (77) | .78 |
| Private | 49 (22) | 21 (22) | |
| Self-pay | 1 (0.4) | 1 (1) | |
| Race | |||
| White | 207 (91) | 93 (97) | .34 |
| African American | 14 (6) | 3 (3) | |
| Other | 1 (0.4) | 0 (0) | |
| Unknown | 5 (2) | 0 (0) | |
| Tobacco use | 149 (66) | 75 (78) | .08 |
| Opioid use disorder | 142 (63) | 73 (76) | .02 |
| Other substance use | 30 (13) | 6 (6) | .08 |
| Maternal education | |||
| Some college or graduate | 75 (33) | 35 (37) | .64 |
| High school graduate | 90 (40) | 38 (40) | |
| Less than high school graduate | 32 (14) | 15 (16) | |
| Unknown | 30 (13) | 8 (8) | |
| Birth wt, g | |||
| ≥2500 | 173 (76) | 78 (81) | .60 |
| 1500–2499 | 45 (20) | 17 (18) | |
| <1500 | 8 (4) | 1 (1) | |
a
Fisher’s exact test.