Table 3.
Factors associated with being seen by an HCV clinician while in jail among those with detectable HCV RNA.
| Patient characteristics | Seen by an HCV clinician while in jail N (Row%a) | Unadjusted RR (95% CI) | Adjusted RR (95% CI)b |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Age (birth year) Before 1945 1945–1965 After 1965 |
5 (27·8) 813 (40·2) 995 (37·9) |
– 1·75 (0·62, 4·92) 1·59 (0·56, 4·46) |
Not significant |
|
Sex Male Female |
1542 (38·7) 271 (39·9) |
– 1·05 (0·89, 1·24) |
– 1.41 (1.15, 1.72) |
|
Race / ethnicity Hispanic Non-Hispanic Black Non-Hispanic White Other or unknown |
874 (38·7) 577 (42·7) 315 (33·4) 47 (42·3) |
– 1·18 (1·03, 1·35) 0·79 (0·68, 0·93) 1·16 (0·79, 1·71) |
Not significant |
|
HIV Positive Not-Positive |
612 (75·6) 1201 (31·2) |
6·83 (5·74, 8·13) – |
11.05 (9.07, 13.46) – |
|
Long stayc Yes No |
1070 (64·9) 743 (24·6) |
5·65 (4·96, 6·44) – |
8.11 (6.98, 9.42) – |
|
Frequent stayd Yes No |
81 (50·0) 1732 (38·5) |
1·60 (1·17, 2·19) – |
1.51 (1.04, 2.18) – |
|
Serious mental illness Yes No |
313 (45·6) 1500 (37·7) |
1·38 (1·17, 1·63) – |
Not significant |
|
Opioid use disorder Yes No |
1372 (38·1) 441 (41·5) |
0·87 (0·75, 1·00) – |
Not significant |
RR = risk ratio.
a
Denominators are those with detectable HCV RNA.
b
Final multivariable model included age, sex, race/ethnicity, HIV status, long stay status, and frequent stay status, serious mental illness, and opioid use disorder.
c
All patients with ≥1 jail stay that was ≥120 days during the cohort time frame (January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2017).
d
All patients with ≥10 incarcerations during the cohort time frame (January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2017).