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Table 2 Progress through the hepatitis C treatment cascade by ubudehe category (socioeconomic status)

From: Time to complete hepatitis C cascade of care among patients identified during mass screening campaigns in rural Rwanda: a retrospective cohort study

Cascade of care

Ubudehe One or Two

Low socioeconomic status

Ubudehe Three

High socioeconomic status

Risk ratio (95% CI)

n/N

%

n/N

%

RDT + 

328/328

100

310/310

100

a

VL returned

270/328

82.3

240/310

77.4

1.06 (0.98, 1.15)

Treatment eligible

228/270

84.4

193/240

80.4

1.05 (0.97, 1.14)

Treatment assessment

199/228

87.3

173/193

89.6

0.97 (0.91, 1.04)

Treatment initiated

197/199

99.0

171/173

98.8

1.00 (0.98, 1.02)

SVR12 returned

109/197

55.3

101/171

59.1

0.94 (0.78, 1.12)

SVR12 achieved

105/109

96.3

91/101

90.1

1.07 (0.99, 1.15)

  1. *RDT + : rapid diagnostic test positive
  2. *VL: vral load
  3. *SVR12: sustained virologic response after treatment completion
  4. aStudy population was restricted to individuals who were RDT +