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Table 1 Comparison of complete diagnosis (CD) and not complete diagnosis (NCD) among people who inject drugs by different characteristics, Georgia

From: Barriers of linkage to HCV viremia testing among people who inject drugs in Georgia

Characteristic

Complete diagnosis (CD)

Not complete diagnosis

(NCD)

Prevalence Ratio (PR) and 95% CI

Adjusted Prevalence Ratio (aPR) and 95% CI

N

%

N

%

Gender

 Male

224

91.4

232

91.0

1.01 (0.95–1.06)

1.09 (0.380–3.18)

 Female

21

8.6

23

9.0

1

1

Age

  ≤ 35

38

15.5

55

21.6

1.20 (0.99–1.46)

1.23 (0.56–2.69)

  > 35

207

84.5

200

78.4

1

1

Residence (district)

 Tbilisi

105

42.9

127

49.8

1

1

 Regions

140

57.1

128

50.2

1.14 (0.97–1.34)

0.8 (0.36–1.80)

Level of educationa

 University/Post-graduate

80

33.3

91

36.4

1

1

 Other

160

66.7

159

63.6

1.05 (0.92–1.19)

1.96 (0.94–4.11)

Employmenta

 Employed

92

38.0

87

34.4

1

1

 Unemployed

150

62.0

166

65.6

0.95 (0.83–1.08)

1.26 (0.65–2.57)

Family income (per month)a

  ≤ 1000 GEL

122

87.8

133

90.5

0.97 (0.89–1.05)

1.21 (0.42–3.52)

  > 1000 GEL

17

12.2

14

9.5

1

1

Affordability of HCV Elimination Programa

 Yes

182

75.5

105

41.8

1.81 (1.53–2.12)

8.53 (4.14–17.62)

 No

59

24.5

146

58.2

1

1

Who notified you about the screening test result?a

 Person who conducted the test

64

33.2

56

28.3

1.17 (0.87–1.58)

1.02 (0.67–1.23)

 Physician/Consultant

129

66.8

142

71.7

1

1

Do you feel that you received sufficient information to know what to do next after screening test?a

 Yes

226

92.6

220

87.0

1.07 (1.01–1.13)

0.61 (0.17–1.99)

 No

18

7.4

33

13.0

1

1

Trusting HCV elimination programa

 Yes

231

95.1

236

92.5

1

1

 No

12

4.9

19

7.5

0.66 (0.33–1.33)

0.73 (0.13–4.09)

Do you currently use the services in HR centers?a

 Yes

111

48.7

90

37.3

1.31 (1.07–1.61)

1.21 (0.91–1.52)

 No

117

51.3

151

62.7

1

1

Would it be more comfortable if HCV treatment were available in HR centers?a

 Yes

169

84.9

190

86.4

0.98 (0.91–1.06)

0.65 (0.32–1.29)

 No

30

15.1

30

13.6

1

1

  1. aMissing values not shown
  2. Abbreviations: CI confidence interval, HCV hepatitis C virus, GEL Georgian lari, HR harm reduction