Table 1:

Steps of the hepatitis C virus care cascade

Step	Definition
1. Total sentenced inmates	Total number of sentenced inmates during the study period
2. Screened for HCV	Number of inmates who requested on-demand HCV screening (via HCV Ab test)
3. HCV Ab positive	Number of inmates with at least 1 confirmed positive HCV Ab test result
4. Tested for HCV RNA	Number of HCV-Ab–positive inmates with at least 1 HCV RNA test
5. HCV RNA positive	Number of inmates with at least 1 confirmed positive HCV RNA test result, indicating chronic HCV infection
6. Linked to care	Number of inmates assessed by off-site HCV care provider
7. HCV infection treatment initiated	Number of inmates who started HCV infection treatment during incarceration
8. Achieved sustained virologic response	Number of inmates who were HCV RNA negative 12 weeks after the end of treatment, indicating cure

Note: HCV = hepatitis C virus, HCV Ab = hepatitis C virus antibody.