Proportion of Patients Screened for HCV Infection, HCV Antibody Positive, and Unnecessarily Tested for HCV Infection (2006–2011).

<p><b>Abbreviations:</b> HET, heterosexual transmission; IDU, injection drug use; MSM, men who have sex with men.</p><p>*Continuous variables were dichotomized to facilitate calculation of proportions. The mean value divided the number of outpatient HIV visits during the observation period into two groups; whereas the number of inpatient and emergency department visits during the observation period differentiated between 0 and 1 or more visits.</p>†<p><i>P</i><0.05 when comparing differences in the proportion screened for HCV using the χ² test.</p>‡<p><i>P</i><0.05 when comparing differences in the proportion HCV antibody positive using the χ² test.</p>§<p><i>P</i><0.05 when comparing differences in the proportion unnecessary tested for HCV using the χ² test.