From: Linkage to hepatitis C care after incarceration in jail: a prospective, single arm clinical trial
Characteristics | Linked to care N = 26* (%) | Unlinked to care N = 58* (%) | Total N = 84* (%) | P value |
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Age, mean (SD) | 47 (11) | 44 (12) | 45 (12) | 0.29 |
  ≥ 45 | 14 (54) | 29 (50) | 43 (51) | 0.74 |
  < 45 | 12 (46) | 29 (50) | 41 (49) |  |
Sex | 0.31 | |||
 Female | 9 (35) | 27 (47) | 36 (43) |  |
 Male | 17 (65) | 31 (53) | 48 (57) |  |
Race/ethnicity | Â | Â | Â | 0.94 |
 Hispanic | 15 (58) | 31 (54) | 46 (55) |  |
 NH Black | 5 (19) | 10 (18) | 15 (18) |  |
 NH White | 5 (19) | 12 (21) | 17 (21) |  |
 Other | 1 (4) | 4 (7) | 4 (6) |  |
Health insuranceb | 22/26 (85) | 45/57 (79) | 67/83 (81) | 0.54 |
Homelessb | 5 (19) | 17 (29) | 22 (26) | 0.11 |
Graduated high school | 14/25 (56) | 34/55 (62) | 48/80 (60) | 0.62 |
Psychiatric diagnosisa | 13 (50) | 40 (69) | 53 (63) | 0.10 |
Care Coordination | ||||
 Personal contact info at enrollment | 13 (50) | 23 (40) | 36 (43) | 0.38 |
 Next of kin contact info at enrollment | 25 (96) | 52 (90) | 77 (92) | 0.32 |
 Known release date | 14 (54) | 34 (59) | 48 (57) | 0.68 |
 HCV appointment scheduled pre-release | 13 (50) | 19 (33) | 32 (38) | 0.13 |
 Existing HCV provider | 3/24 (13) | 3/54 (6) | 6/78 (8) | 0.29 |
 Existing primary care provider | 9/24 (38) | 10/55 (18) | 19/79 (24) | 0.06 |
 Prefer linkage to existing health system | 8 (31) | 7 (12) | 15 (18) | 0.04** |
Opioid agonist therapyb | ||||
 Methadone | 20 (77) | 30 (52) | 50 (60) | 0.03** |
 Suboxone | 5 (19) | 19 (33) | 24 (29) | 0.21 |
Substance use | ||||
Injection drug use | ||||
 30 days prior | 16 (62) | 35 (60) | 51 (61) | 0.92 |
 Lifetime | 22 (85) | 36 (63) | 58 (70) | 0.22 |
Heroin | ||||
 30 days prior | 13 (50) | 34 (59) | 47 (56) | 0.46 |
 Lifetime | 25 (96) | 50 (86) | 75 (89) | 0.17 |
Prescription opiates | ||||
 30 days prior | 4 (15) | 2 (3) | 6 (7) | 0.90 |
 Lifetime | 14 (54) | 23 (40) | 37 (44) | 0.22 |
Crack/Cocaine | ||||
 30 days prior | 9 (35) | 23 (40) | 32 (38) | 0.66 |
 Lifetime | 21 (81) | 48 (83) | 69 (82) | 0.83 |
Amphetamines | ||||
 30 days prior | 0 (0) | 2 (3) | 2 (2) | 0.33 |
 Lifetime | 2 (8) | 8 (14) | 10 (12) | 0.42 |
Marijuana | ||||
 30 days prior | 6 (23) | 20 (34) | 26 (31) | 0.30 |
 Lifetime | 15 (58) | 44 (76) | 59 (70) | 0.09 |
Alcohol to intoxication | ||||
 30 days prior | 2 (8) | 12 (21) | 14 (17) | 0.14 |
 Lifetime | 5 (16) | 26 (44) | 31 (37) | 0.03** |
Social support | ||||
 Feel supported socially | 21/25 (84) | 37/56 (66) | 58/81 (72) | 0.10 |
 Feel family or a loved one is concerned about wellbeing | 25/25 (100) | 45/56 (64) | 70/81 (86) | 0.02** |
Reincarcerated ≥ 1 time within 180 days post-release | 8 (31) | 20 (36) | 28 (33) | 0.86 |