Table 1. Characteristics of Pregnant People in the US Delivering Live Infants With and Without Hepatitis C Infections, 2009 to 2019.
| Characteristic | Hepatitis C virus, No. (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Positive (n = 138 343) | Negative (n = 39 241 779) | |
| Maternal race and ethnicity | ||
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4044 (2.9) | 349 569 (0.9) |
| Black | 8792 (6.4) | 5 814 143 (14.8) |
| Hispanic | 12 650 (9.1) | 9 446 451 (24.1) |
| White | 110 507 (79.9) | 21 010 193 (53.5) |
| Othera | 2.350 (1.7) | 2 621 423 (6.7) |
| Maternal age, median (IQR), y | 28 (25-32) | 28 (24-33) |
| Maternal education | ||
| Without a 4-y degree | 128 946 (93.2) | 26 933 174 (68.6) |
| With a 4-y degree | 7197 (5.2) | 11 819 756 (30.1) |
| No. of previous births, median (IQR) | 1 (0-2) | 1 (0-2) |
| Insurance | ||
| Medicaid | 106 158 (76.7) | 16 722 986 (42.6) |
| Private insurance | 20 556 (14.9) | 18 724 355 (47.7) |
| Self-pay | 3945 (2.9) | 1 681 108 (4.3) |
| Other | 5805 (4.2) | 1 708 194 (4.3) |
| Marital status | ||
| Married | 34 725 (25.1) | 22 644 619 (57.7) |
| Unmarried | 101 943 (73.7) | 15 223 397 (38.8) |
| Rurality | ||
| Rural | ||
| Adjacent | 14 383 (10.4) | 2 293 331 (5.8) |
| Remote | 10 767 (7.8) | 1 650 463 (4.2) |
| Urban | 113 193 (81.8) | 35 297 941 (90.0) |
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Other was Asian or Pacific Islander.