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Table 2: Hepatitis C and B status as determined during this study and recall of
testing history in relation to contact type
Hepatitis C
SES Outreach CDT Self New Not in Other p 2
presenting 1 (first contact) contact
Number 104 17 88 42 41 40 9
% hepatitis C antibody
positive (this study)
48.1 58.8 61.4 61.9 48.8 45.0 33.0 0.255
% previously taken test 28.3 29.4 24.0 25.6 33.3 23.3 55.6 0.488
% not previously taken test 65.1 64.7 63.0 67.4 50.0 65.1 44.4
% do not know 6.6 5.9 13.0 7.0 16.7 11.6 0.0
Number having taken a
test previously
30 5 24 11 14 10 5
% positive (previous test) 36.7 40.0 37.5 45.5 21.4 50.0 20.0 0.782
% negative (previous test) 46.7 40.0 50.0 27.3 50.0 50.0 40.0
% don’t know (previous test) 16.7 20.0 12.5 27.3 28.6 0.0 40.0
Hepatitis B
Number 106 17 100 43 42 43 9
% hepatitis B positive
(this study) 24.0 6.7 33.0 41.0 20.0 22.5 11.1 0.067
% previously taken test 42.5 41.2 42.0 39.5 42.9 34.9 55.6 0.066
% not previously taken test 53.8 58.8 40.0 55.8 47.6 58.1 33.3
% do not know 3.8 0.0 18.0 4.7 9.5 7.0 11.1
Number having taken a
test previously
45 7 42 17 18 15 5
% positive (previous test) 24.4 0.0 23.8 17.6 16.7 13.3 0.0 0.145
% negative (previous test) 68.9 85.7 59.5 64.7 44.4 80.0 60.0
% don’t know (previous test) 6.7 14.3 16.7 17.6 38.9 6.7 40.0
1 People presenting at Wirral Drugs Service specifically to request either an HIV, hepatitis B or C test who were
invited to join the study, 2 chi-square P values
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H EPATITIS C IN INJECTING DRUG USERS IN THE N ORTH W EST