Table 4.
Health Status in Phase 2 subjects who reported previous positive HCV test in Phase 1
| n = 48 | |
|---|---|
| Self-rated health | |
| Good to excellent | 14 (29%) |
| Fair to poor | 33 (69%) |
| Health worse than one year ago | 21 (44%) |
| Service usage | |
| No medical card | 18 (38%) |
| Not registered with a GP | 14 (29%) |
| Attended ED in past six months | 31 (65%) |
| Medications | |
| On prescription medication | 37 (77%) |
| Drug use and addiction | |
| Illicit drug use in the past 30 days | |
| Heroin | 34 (71%) |
| Benzodiazepines | 23 (48%) |
| Crack cocaine | 11 (23%) |
| Other | 10 (21%) |
| Age of first IV drug use (N = 44) | |
| < 12 years | 1 (2%) |
| 12–14 years | 6 (14%) |
| 14–16 years | 7 (16%) |
| 16–18 years | 5 (11%) |
| 18–21 years | 8 (18%) |
| 21 and over | 17 (39%) |
| Ever shared needles | 20 (42%) |
| Currently attending drug treatment centre | 32 (67%) |
ED Emergency Department, IV Intravenous, GP General Practitioner