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Table 1 Participant characteristics and associations with linkage to HCV care

From: Linkage to hepatitis C care after incarceration in jail: a prospective, single arm clinical trial

Characteristics

Linked to care

N = 26* (%)

Unlinked to care N = 58* (%)

Total

N = 84* (%)

P value

Age, mean (SD)

47 (11)

44 (12)

45 (12)

0.29

  ≥ 45

14 (54)

29 (50)

43 (51)

0.74

  < 45

12 (46)

29 (50)

41 (49)

 

Sex

0.31

 Female

9 (35)

27 (47)

36 (43)

 

 Male

17 (65)

31 (53)

48 (57)

 

Race/ethnicity

   

0.94

 Hispanic

15 (58)

31 (54)

46 (55)

 

 NH Black

5 (19)

10 (18)

15 (18)

 

 NH White

5 (19)

12 (21)

17 (21)

 

 Other

1 (4)

4 (7)

4 (6)

 

Health insuranceb

22/26 (85)

45/57 (79)

67/83 (81)

0.54

Homelessb

5 (19)

17 (29)

22 (26)

0.11

Graduated high school

14/25 (56)

34/55 (62)

48/80 (60)

0.62

Psychiatric diagnosisa

13 (50)

40 (69)

53 (63)

0.10

Care Coordination

 Personal contact info at enrollment

13 (50)

23 (40)

36 (43)

0.38

 Next of kin contact info at enrollment

25 (96)

52 (90)

77 (92)

0.32

 Known release date

14 (54)

34 (59)

48 (57)

0.68

 HCV appointment scheduled pre-release

13 (50)

19 (33)

32 (38)

0.13

 Existing HCV provider

3/24 (13)

3/54 (6)

6/78 (8)

0.29

 Existing primary care provider

9/24 (38)

10/55 (18)

19/79 (24)

0.06

 Prefer linkage to existing health system

8 (31)

7 (12)

15 (18)

0.04**

Opioid agonist therapyb

 Methadone

20 (77)

30 (52)

50 (60)

0.03**

 Suboxone

5 (19)

19 (33)

24 (29)

0.21

Substance use

Injection drug use

 30 days prior

16 (62)

35 (60)

51 (61)

0.92

 Lifetime

22 (85)

36 (63)

58 (70)

0.22

Heroin

 30 days prior

13 (50)

34 (59)

47 (56)

0.46

 Lifetime

25 (96)

50 (86)

75 (89)

0.17

Prescription opiates

 30 days prior

4 (15)

2 (3)

6 (7)

0.90

 Lifetime

14 (54)

23 (40)

37 (44)

0.22

Crack/Cocaine

 30 days prior

9 (35)

23 (40)

32 (38)

0.66

 Lifetime

21 (81)

48 (83)

69 (82)

0.83

Amphetamines

 30 days prior

0 (0)

2 (3)

2 (2)

0.33

 Lifetime

2 (8)

8 (14)

10 (12)

0.42

Marijuana

 30 days prior

6 (23)

20 (34)

26 (31)

0.30

 Lifetime

15 (58)

44 (76)

59 (70)

0.09

Alcohol to intoxication

 30 days prior

2 (8)

12 (21)

14 (17)

0.14

 Lifetime

5 (16)

26 (44)

31 (37)

0.03**

Social support

 Feel supported socially

21/25 (84)

37/56 (66)

58/81 (72)

0.10

 Feel family or a loved one is concerned about wellbeing

25/25 (100)

45/56 (64)

70/81 (86)

0.02**

Reincarcerated ≥ 1 time within 180 days post-release

8 (31)

20 (36)

28 (33)

0.86

  1. Data were obtained at enrollment in the jail setting. a Includes depression, anxiety, bipolar, schizophrenia; bRefers to the period prior to incarceration; *Unless denominator specified; **Statistically significant alpha level p < 0.05. HCV hepatitis C virus, NH non-Hispanic, SD standard deviation