Table 1 Demographics and Clinical Management Among Newly Reported Hepatitis C Cases 15–29 Years of Age in Eight Local Health Jurisdictions in California (Imperial, Lake, Monterey, Orange, Placer, Riverside, San Luis Obispo, and Santa Cruz counties), June–December, 2018
n | (%) | |
|---|---|---|
Age Group | N = 114 | |
15–18 | 4 | (3.5) |
19–22 | 20 | (17.5) |
23–26 | 50 | (43.9) |
27–29 | 40 | (35.1) |
Raceb | ||
White | 77 | (67.5) |
Other | 16 | (14.0) |
African American/Black | 4 | (3.5) |
Asian | 4 | (3.5) |
American Indian/Alaskan Native | 1 | (0.9) |
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 1 | (0.9) |
Multiple/Mixed Race | 10 | (8.8) |
Unknown | 1 | (0.9) |
Ethnicityb | ||
Not Hispanic/Latinx | 59 | (50.9) |
Hispanic/Latinx | 39 | (34.2) |
Unknown | 16 | (14.0) |
Gender and Pregnancy | ||
Male | 55a | (48.2) |
Female | 59a | (51.8) |
Currently Pregnant | 7/60a | (11.7) |
Sexual Orientation | ||
Heterosexual | 99 | (86.8) |
Bisexual | 7 | (6.1) |
Gay | 4 | (3.5) |
Other | 4 | (3.5) |
Highest Level of Education Completed | ||
Middle school | 8 | (7.0) |
High school | 65 | (57.0) |
College | 31 | (27.2) |
Graduate school | 4 | (3.5) |
Unknown | 6 | (5.3) |
Employment Status | ||
Employed full-time | 46 | (40.4) |
Unemployed | 45 | (39.5) |
Full-time student | 6 | (5.2) |
Employed part-time | 11 | (9.6) |
Other/Unknown | 6 | (5.2) |
Clinical Management | ||
Currently seeing physician for HCV | 46 | (40.4) |
Ever taken HCV antivirals | 2 | (1.8) |
Indicators of Acute HCV | ||
Positive RNA testc | 43 | (37.7) |
Elevated liver function tests (LFTs) or jaundice in past year | 26 | (22.8) |
Any symptom of acute HCV in past year | 25 | (21.9) |
Elevated LFTs/jaundice AND any symptom in past year | 18 | (15.8) |
Insurance Status | n = 111 | |
Insured | 99 | (89.2) |
Uninsured | 12 | (10.8) |
Type of Insurance | n = 99 | |
Private/parent’s/employer insurance | 57 | (57.6) |
Medi-Cal (California Medicaid) | 38 | (38.4) |
Other/Unsure | 4 | (4.0) |