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Table 1 Baseline demographic characteristics

From: Usability and acceptability of oral fluid hepatitis C self-testing among people who inject drugs in Coastal Kenya: a cross-sectional pilot study

 

N = 150

%

Age, years [median (range)]

35

(21–59)

Sex

  

 Female

29

19.3

 Male

119

79.3

 Missing

2

1.3

Education level

  

 Primary school or less

98

65.3

 Secondary school

41

27.3

 College or higher

11

7.3

Employment status

  

 Formally employed

54

36.0

 Informally employed

82

54.7

 Unemployed

11

7.3

 Not available

3

2.0

Marital status

  

 Married

61

40.7

 Unmarried

57

38.0

 Divorced or widowed

30

20.0

 Not available

2

1.3

Injecting status

  

 Never injected

5

3.3

 Formerly injected

14

9.3

 Currently injecting

131

87.3

Self-reported exposures (ever) to HCV risk factors

  

 Unprotected anal intercourse

35

23.3

 Injecting unprescribed drugs

112

74.7

 Sharing needles

60

40.0

 Surgical procedures

30

20.0

 Dental procedures

42

28.0

 Sharing shaving tools or toothbrushes

57

38.0

 Tattoo

30

20.0

 None reported

4

2.7

Frequency of routine health check per year

  

 More than once per year

87

58.0

 Once per year

26

17.3

 Rarely

9

6.0

 Never

28

18.7

HIV status

  

 Positive

47

31.3

 Negative

99

66.0

 Unknown

4

2.7

Awareness about self-testing

  

 Aware that tests can be performed at home

120

80.0

Withdrawal question

N = 74

%

Currently experiencing withdrawal symptoms

16

21.6