Long term outcome of a community-based hepatitis B awareness campaign: eight-year follow-up on linkage to care (LTC) in HBV infected individuals

Table 3 Linkage to care during the 8 year period after the screening

Groups	Interval between screening and first follow up (years)	Participants followed in the specified interval (n = 97)	Number of visits during the specified interval
Groups	Interval between screening and first follow up (years)	Participants followed in the specified interval (n = 97)	0	1	2	3	4 or more	Currently on medical treatment (n = 23)
A	< 2	26	14	10	2	0	0	5
B	2–4	23	8	6	8	1	0	4
C	4–6	27	6	5	5	6	5	6
D	6–8	21	3	3	4	4	7	8

A total of 97 participants were divided into the groups A, B, C, and D based on the interval of time elapsed since their screening. Group A consisted of the participants who were screened up to 2 years before follow-up, group B screened between 2 and 4 years before follow up, and so forth

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