Research Article
Reasons for Nonattendance across the Hepatitis C Disease Course
Table 1
Characteristics of patient participants (
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| | Variable | (%) |
| | Gender | | | Male | 30 (55) | Female
| 25 (45) | | Age | | | 19–29 | 3 (5) | | 30–39 | 12 (22) | | 40–49 | 12 (22) | | 50+ | 28 (51) | | Province | | | BC | 35 (64) | | MB | 1 (2) | | ON | 8 (15) | | NS | 10 (18) | NB
| 1 (2) | | Education | | | Elementary/some high school | 17 (31) | | Completed high school | 12 (22) | | Postsecondary | 26 (47) | | Source of income | | | Disability/social assistance | 42 (76) | | Employed full or part time | 13 (24) | | Living arrangements | | | Live alone | 23 (42) | | Live with family/others | 32 (58) | | Years since diagnosis | | | <1 | 1 (2) | | 1–10 | 25 (45) | | 11–19 | 21 (38) | | 20+ | 8 (15) |
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