‘HepCheck Dublin’: an intensified hepatitis C screening programme in a homeless population demonstrates the need for alternative models of care

Table 1 Characteristics of the sample recruited into the HepCheck Dublin study

	N = 597
Age - years (median (IQR))	36 (29–43)
Gender n (%)
Male	438 (73%)
Female	159 (27%)
^aEthnicity (n = 286)
Irish	281 (98%)
Other European	5 (2%)
^aTemporary emergency accommodation^b (n = 247)
Yes	177 (72%)
No	70 (28%)
^aKey worker involvement (n = 194)
Yes	143 (74%)
No	51 (26%)
^aInjection drug use (n = 157)
Current^b	84 (54%)
Past	68 (43%)
Never	5 (3%)
^aAlcohol use^c (n = 193)
Yes	72 (37%)
No	121 (63%)

Note ethnicity missing 311 responses, temporary emergency accommodation missing 350 responses, key worker missing 403 responses, injecting drug use missing 440 responses and alcohol use missing 404 responses
^a Proportions based on complete cases with response available on the characteristic
IQR: interquartile range
^b Secured for 6 months
^b In past month
^c Self-reported problematic alcohol use

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