Table 3 HCV-related knowledge by anti-HCV status and reported IDU history, Georgia HCV serosurvey, 2015
From: Hepatitis C prevalence and risk factors in Georgia, 2015: setting a baseline for elimination
All participants | Anti-HCV+ participants | Anti-HCV+ participants reporting IDU | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | Weighted % (95% CI) | n | Weighted % (95% CI) | n | Weighted % (95% CI) | |
Aware that HCV can be asymptomatic | 2458 | 57.2 (54.9, 59.4) | 260 | 76.4 (69.9, 81.9) | 120 | 83.7 (74.2, 90.2) |
Aware that HCV can be treated | 3041 | 70.5 (68.5, 72.5) | 287 | 83.6 (77.5, 88.3) | 130 | 89.0 (80.1, 94.2) |
HCV can be transmitted by | ||||||
Blood | 3295 | 56.1 (53.9, 58.3) | 295 | 71.1 (64.8, 76.8) | 136 | 89.0 (80.2, 94.1) |
Sharing needles or syringes | 3056 | 52.3 (50.0, 54.6) | 278 | 67.1 (60.4, 73.2) | 128 | 87.2 (78.8, 92.6) |
Sharing household objects like | 2582 | 43.6 (41.1, 46.1) | 249 | 58.6 (51.7, 65.1) | 114 | 73.4 (62.4, 82.1) |
razors or toothbrushes | ||||||
Sexual contact | 1875 | 31.9 (30.1, 33.7) | 165 | 41.4 (35.0, 48.1) | 83 | 57.5 (46.3, 67.9) |