Table 1.
Number and prevalence of patients tested for hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody and identified as HCV antibody positive and HCV RNA positive (chronically infected), by health center and demographic characteristics at five Federally Qualified Health Centers, Philadelphia PA, 2012–2016
| Characteristic | HCV Antibody Tested | HCV Antibody Positive | HCV RNA Positive* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | n | Prevalence† | n | Prevalence¶ | Overall prevalence among patients tested for HCV antibody | |
| Total | 14790 | 1323 | 8.9 | 885 | 66.9 | 6.0 |
| Health center | ||||||
| Mary Howard Health Center | 2491 | 374 | 15.0 | 276 | 73.8 | 11.1 |
| Public Health Management Corporation (PHMC) Care Clinic | 3573 | 637 | 17.8 | 448 | 70.3 | 12.5 |
| Health Connection | 2662 | 118 | 4.4 | 68 | 57.6 | 2.6 |
| Congreso Health Center | 2816 | 119 | 4.2 | 54 | 45.4 | 1.9 |
| Rising Sun Health Center | 3248 | 75 | 2.3 | 39 | 52.0 | 1.2 |
| PHMC Care Clinic patient | ||||||
| No | 11217 | 686 | 6.1 | 437 | 63.7 | 3.9 |
| Yes | 3573 | 637 | 17.8 | 448 | 70.3 | 12.5 |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 7308 | 898 | 12.3 | 652 | 72.6 | 8.9 |
| Female | 7482 | 425 | 5.7 | 233 | 54.8 | 3.1 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||
| Non-Hispanic Black | 7800 | 634 | 8.1 | 441 | 69.6 | 5.7 |
| Non-Hispanic White | 1403 | 377 | 26.9 | 259 | 68.7 | 18.5 |
| Hispanic | 4094 | 223 | 5.4 | 125 | 56.1 | 3.1 |
| Other/Missing | 1493 | 89 | 6.0 | 60 | 67.4 | 4.0 |
| Birth cohort 1945–1965 | ||||||
| No | 7070 | 591 | 8.4 | 382 | 64.6 | 5.4 |
| Yes | 7525 | 732 | 9.5 | 503 | 68.7 | 6.7 |
| Missing | 195 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Patients with chronic HCV infection
Of patients tested for HCV antibody
Of patients with a positive HCV antibody test result
Note: With implementation of reflex testing, the proportion of HCV antibody positive patients who had confirmatory HCV RNA testing was over 94% at each site: n=363 (97.1%) at Mary Howard Health Center, n=609 (95.6%) at Public Health Management Corporation Care Clinic, n=111 (94.1%) at Health Connection, n=116 (97.5%) at Congreso Health Center, and n=73 (97.3%) at Rising Sun Health Center.