Table 5 Proportions for select steps in HCV targeted testing cascade among persons who experience homelessness, by test type
Rapid Ab | |||
Cascade steps | Study | Proportion | 95% CI |
 Recruited of reached | Preston 2016 [36] | 25% | 22%,28.2% |
 Valid results of recruited | Preston 2016 [36] | 100% | 98%,100% |
 Positive of valid results | 21.3% | 18.7%,23.9% | |
 Given results of positive | No studies | - | - |
 Referred to treatment of given results | 72.4% | 66%,78.5% | |
 Attended first treatment appointment of referred to treatment | Khalili 2019 [33] | 61.7% | 52.2%,70.3% |
Non-rapid Ab | |||
Cascade steps | Study | Proportion | 95% CI |
 Recruited of reached | 72.7% | 71%,75.2% | |
 Valid results of recruited | Gelberg 2012 [30]; Hall 2004 [31]; Klinkenberg 2003 [5]; Schwarz 2008 [39]; Rosenblum 2001 [38]; Boyce 2009 [27] | 93.4% | 76.6%,100% |
 Positive of valid results | Gelberg 2012 [30]; Klinkenberg 2003 [5]; Hall 2004 [31]; Schwarz 2008 [39]; Rosenblum 2001 [38]; Boyce 2009 [27]; Sena 2016 [40]; Page 2017 [35]; Benitez 2019[]; Gelberg 2019 [14] | 26.9% | 14.1%,42% |
 Given results of positive | Schwarz 2008 [39]; Benitez 2019[] | 84.5% | 81%,87.7% |
 Referred to treatment of given results | Benitez 2019[] | 84.7% | 81%,87.7% |
 Attended first treatment appointment of referred to treatment | Benitez 2019[] | 15.7% | 12.4%,19.8% |