Volume 29, Number 11—November 2023
Dispatch
Hepatitis C Virus Elimination Program among Prison Inmates, Israel
Lihi Eisen1
, Zohar Mor1, Miriam Madar, Ron Rabinovitch, Yuval Dadon, Rivka Sheffer, Ehud Kaliner, and Liav Goldstein
, Zohar Mor1, Miriam Madar, Ron Rabinovitch, Yuval Dadon, Rivka Sheffer, Ehud Kaliner, and Liav Goldstein
Table 1
Characteristics of participants and nonparticipants in a hepatitis C virus elimination program among high-risk prison inmates, Israel*
| Characteristics | Participated in serology screening, n = 1,751 | Did not participate in serology screening, n = 1,021 | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | 0.01 | ||
| M | 1,701 (97.1) | 1,009 (98.8) | |
| F | 49 (2.8) | 12 (1.2) | |
| Transgender |
1 (<0.1) |
0 |
|
| Mean age, y (SD) |
41.6 (12.2) |
36.4 (11.1) |
<0.01 |
| Marital status | |||
| Married | 454 (25.9) | 193 (18.9) | <0.01 |
| Nonmarried† | 1,282 (73.2) | 812 (79.5) | |
| Data not available |
15 (0.9) |
16 (1.6) |
|
| Education level, did not complete high school |
1,358 (77.5) |
810 (79.3) |
0.2 |
| Previously incarcerated | 1,471 (84.0) | 922 (90.3) | <0.01 |
| Mean number of imprisonments (SD) |
8.2 (7.3) |
8.7 (6.7) |
<0.01 |
| Smoker |
1,442 (82.3) |
885 (86.6) |
0.03 |
| Alcohol user |
202 (11.5) |
99 (9.7) |
0.1 |
| Risk criteria | |||
| Country of birth | |||
| Former Soviet Union and Romania | 651 (37.2) | 288 (28.2) | <0.01 |
| Israel | 876 (50.0) | 599 (58.7) | |
| West Bank and Gaza Strip | 115 (6.6) | 54 (5.3) | |
| Other countries | 80 (4.6) | 62 (6.1) | |
| Data not available |
29 (1.6) |
18 (1.7) |
|
| Drug use | |||
| No drug use | 371 (21.2) | 182 (17.9) | 0.03 |
| Non–IV drug use | 1,053 (60.1) | 718 (70.3) | <0.01 |
| IV drug use |
327 (18.7) |
121 (11.8) |
<0.01 |
| HIV infection |
18 (1.0) |
2 (0.1) |
0.01 |
| Hepatitis B virus infection | 71 (4.0) | 13 (0.7) | <0.01 |
*Values indicate no. (%) unless otherwise indicated. IV, intravenous. †Includes single, divorced, and widowed.
1These authors contributed equally to this article.
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