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Table 2 Outcomes by study arm and baseline characteristics

From: Improving engagement with healthcare in hepatitis C: a randomised controlled trial of a peer support intervention

Characteristic

≥ 3 engagements

No.

Row %

Overall

30

29.7

Randomisation

 Standard of care

7

18.4

 Intervention

23

36.5

Sex

 Male

28

34.6

 Female

2

10.0

 Missing

0

Age categorised (years)

 16–25

0

0.0

 26–35

3

18.8

 36–45

12

28.6

 46–55

15

42.9

 56–65

0

0.0

 66–75

0

0.0

 Missing

0

Ethnicity

 White other

18

25.7

 White central/eastern European

1

11.1

 Indian subcontinent

0

0.0

 Black

7

58.3

 Mixed/other

3

37.5

 Missing

0

0.0

UK born

 No

5

21.7

 Yes

25

32.1

 Missing

0

Use of illicit drugs

 Absent

0

0.0

 Present, but unknown what/when

3

14.3

 Present, previous

0

 Present, current non-injecting

16

34.0

 Present, current injecting

11

34.4

 Missing

0

Homelessness

 Absent

7

46.7

 Present, previous

15

29.4

 Present, current

0

0.0

 Missing

8

Imprisonment

 Absent

3

18.8

 Present, > 5 years ago

18

38.3

 Present, ≤ 5 years ago

9

24.3

 Missing

0

0.0

Alcohol-related concerns

 Absent, not sure or missing

14

31.1

 Present

16

28.6

Smoking

 Current

30

30.0

 Ex-smoker

0

 Missing

0

0.0

HIV status

 Negative or not sure

30

30.3

 Positive

0

0.0

HBV vaccination status

 Not vaccinated or not sure

8

33.3

 One or more doses

22

28.6

Previous testing

 Not tested or not sure

1

25.0

 Yes, for HBV or HCV

29

29.9

Previous diagnosis

 Not diagnosed or not sure

5

26.3

 Yes, for HBV, HCV or liver disease

25

30.5

‘Known positive’ at the time of recruitment

 No

11

23.4

 Yes

19

35.2

  1. Excluding one individual positive for HBV but not HCV at confirmatory testing. HBV hepatitis B virus, HCV hepatitis C virus