Emergency department targeted screening for hepatitis C does not improve linkage to care

Figure 1 Number of risk factors per participant and distribution of risk factors. A: Number of risk factors per participant. 84% of all study participants had only one risk factor; B: Distribution of risk factors among study participants. The most common risk factor among all study participants was Union of Soviet Socialist Republics origin, accounting for 76.9% of participants. HCV: Hepatitis C virus; USSR: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; MSM: Men who have sex with men; HIV: Human immunodeficiency virus; CKD: Chronic kidney disease.

Figure 2 Number of risk factors per hepatitis C virus-positive patient and distribution of risk factors. A: Risk factors per patient. 76.5% of participants with positive hepatitis C virus (HCV) screening had more than one risk factor per patient; B: Distribution of risk factors among HCV-positive patients. The most common risk factors among HCV-positive patients were IV drug use and prior prison time. HCV: Hepatitis C virus; USSR: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; MSM: Men who have sex with men; HIV: Human immunodeficiency virus; CKD: Chronic kidney disease.