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. 2020 Aug 7;7(8):ofaa322. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa322

Table 1.

Number and Prevalence of Patients Screening Positive for HCV Antibodies (July 31, 2017, and June 30, 2018) and Subsequent Advancement Through the HCV Care Continuum Until June 30, 2019

Screened HCV Antibody Positive Received Confirmatory Testing HCV Viral RNA Positive Referred to Specialist Received Specialist Evaluation Prescribed Treatment
Characteristicc No. No. % No. %a No. %b No. %b No. %b
Total 2450 2016 82.3 1081 53.6 915 84.6 540 50.0 299 27.7
Race & ethnicity
 Hispanic 690 594 86.1 249 41.9 213 85.5 141 56.6 79 31.7
 NH black 1021 829 81.2 502 60.6 424 84.5 250 49.8 139 27.7
 NH white 602 492 81.7 296 60.2 248 83.8 130 43.9 73 24.7
 Other 137 101 73.7 34 33.7 30 88.2 19 55.9 8 23.5
Gender
 Male 1495 1214 81.2 746 61.4 619 83.0 350 46.9 202 27.1
 Female 954 802 84.1 335 41.8 296 88.4 190 56.7 97 29.0
Birth cohort
 1945–1965 1642 1347 82.0 769 57.1 659 85.7 391 50.8 212 27.6
 Other 808 669 82.8 312 46.6 256 82.1 149 47.8 87 27.9
Homelessness
 Homeless 155 135 87.1 83 61.5 76 91.6 40 48.2 29 34.9
 Not homeless 2295 1881 82.0 998 53.1 839 84.1 500 50.1 270 27.1
History of substance use
 Yes 820 676 82.4 441 65.2 365 82.8 195 44.2 104 23.6
 No 1400 1141 81.5 545 47.8 472 86.6 294 53.9 170 31.2
Sexual activity
 Risk activity 23 20 87.0 15 75.0 13 86.7 9 60.0 4 26.7
 No risk activity 2197 1797 81.8 971 54.0 824 84.9 480 49.4 270 27.8
Alcohol
 Alcohol use 513 427 83.2 273 63.9 235 86.1 138 50.5 73 26.7
 No alcohol use 1707 1390 81.4 713 51.3 602 84.4 351 49.2 201 28.2

Abbreviations: EMR, electronic medical record; HCV, hepatitis C virus; NH, non-Hispanic.

aPercentage of all individuals receiving quantitative RNA testing.

bPercentage of all individuals testing positive for HCV RNA.

cInformation on some risk factors was not recorded in EMRs for some patients.