Table 4 Participant views and preferences regarding HCVST
Pre-test acceptability (before self-testing) | Â |
Number (%) of eligible individuals who agreed to participate and perform HCVST | 116/121 (95.8%) |
Number (%) of participants who would use HCVST if it were available | 111/116 (95.6%) |
Post-testing acceptability (after self-testing) | Participants, n (%) n = 116 |
Would use the HCVST again | |
 Yes | 112 (96.5%) |
 No | 4 (3.4%) |
Would recommend the HCVST to family members/friends | |
 Yes | 115 (99.1%) |
 No | 1 (0.9%) |
Would take the test to family members/friends | |
 Yes | 107 (92.2%) |
 No | 1 (0.9%) |
 Not sure | 8 (6.9%) |
Preferences with regard to HCVST | Participants, n (%) n = 116 |
Preferred approach to test for HCV in the future | |
 By myself at home | 78 (67.2%) |
 By myself at a health center | 10 (8.6%) |
 In a community center by a healthcare worker | 27 (23.3%) |
 In a screening campaign | 1 (0.8%) |
Preferred sample type | |
 Prefer oral fluid-based test | 75 (64.6%) |
 Prefer blood-based test | 28 (24.1%) |
 No preference | 13 (11.2%) |
Steps they would take if the results of a self-test were positive | |
 Contact a healthcare facility | 113 (97.4%) |
 Contact a pharmacy | 1 (0.9%) |
 Perform a confirmatory test | 1 (0.9%) |
 Seek advice from a family member/community | 1 (0.9%) |
 Do not know | 0 (0%) |
Knowledge about HCV treatment | |
 Know that HCV can be cured | 78 (67.2%) |
 Know that there is a treatment but not sure about the cure | 27 (23.3%) |
 Not sure if there is treatment | 10 (8.69%) |
 There is no treatment or cure | 1 (0.9%) |