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Figures
- Figure 1.
Hepatitis C transmission risk by census tract in Mecklenburg County, NC. Abbreviation: HCV, hepatitis C virus.
- Figure 2.
Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) index indicating the level of need by census tract in Mecklenburg County, NC.
- Figure 3.
Hepatitis C transmission risk by census tract in Mecklenburg County, NC, with priority tracks from Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) Level of Need. Abbreviation: HCV, hepatitis C virus.
Tables
- Table 1.
Variables Identified by a Literature Review and the Social and Economic Team Committee Associated with Hepatitis C Transmission Risk and Social Determinants of Health Level of Need
Variable Name Literature Review Social and Economic Team Committee Low income Individuals with less than a high school education Racial minorities Households with no/limited English Poor access to healthcare services Single parent households Injection drug use Low access to food sources Baby Boomer birth cohort Median household income Uninsured/under-insured/publicly insured Unemployed individuals Homelessness Households living in rental housing Current or history of incarceration Households paying >30% of income for rent Households without transportation Crowded households (>1 person per room) - Table 2.
Social Determinants of Health Variables Collected for Mecklenburg County, NC, Census Tracts Used to Identify Populations at Risk for Hepatitis C Infection
Variable Name Definition and Source Individuals with less than a high school education Percentage of individuals over the age of 25 who have not completed a high school education* Households with no/limited English Percentage of households over the age of 5 who speak no or limited English at home* Single-parent households Percentage of households who have only 1 parent present in household* Low access to food sources Percentage of the population living more than ½ mile (urban areas) or more than 10 miles (rural areas) from the nearest supermarket, supercenter, or large grocery store† Median household income Median household income* Individuals living below the federal poverty line Percentage of households living below the federal poverty line* Unemployed individuals Percentage of individuals ages 16 to 64 in the civilian labor force and not employed divided by the number of individuals ages 16 to 64 in the civilian labor force* Uninsured individuals Percentage of individuals who do not have any form of health insurance* Households living in rental housing Percentage of households living in rental housing* Households paying >30% of income for rent Percentage of households who are paying greater than 30% of their income in housing* Households without transportation Percentage of households without access to a vehicle* Crowded households (>1 person per room) Percentage of households who have more than 1 person per room* - Table 3.
Hepatitis C Transmission Risk Variables Collected for Mecklenburg County, NC, Census Tracts Used to Identify Populations at Risk for Hepatitis C Infection
Variable Name Definition and Source Percent Caucasian population Caucasian population divided by total population* Percent of population born 1945–1965 Population born between 1945 and 1965 divided by total population* Prevalence of drug use Number of patients who indicate they currently or previously used drugs divided by population† Prevalence of hepatitis C infection Number of patients who have been diagnosed with hepatitis C divided by the total number of patients† - Table 4.
Validation of the Hepatitis C Transmission Risk Index Using Multiple Linear Regression
Predictors Prevalence of Hepatitis C Infection B (SE B) P Value Intercept 0.0004 (0.00069) 0.49 Percent Caucasian Population −0.0014 (0.00094) 0.13 Percent of Population Born 1945-1965 0.0043 (0.0033) 0.20 Prevalence of Drug Use 0.78 (0.042) <0.001* N 233 R2 0.71 ↵* P values in bold are significant.
B, Coefficient Estimate; SE B, Coefficient – Standard Error; R2, Multiple R-Squared.
- Table 5.
Validation of the Social Determinants of Health Level of Need Index Using Multiple Linear Regression
Predictors Prevalence of Hepatitis C Infection P Value* B (SE B) Intercept 0.0067 (0.0018) <0.001 Individuals with less than a high school education −0.00099 (0.0064) 0.87 Households with no/limited English −0.024 (0.0074) 0.001 Single-parent households −0.0074 (0.0041) 0.07 Low access to food sources −0.000081 (0.00056) 0.88 Median household income −0.00000035 (0.00000019) 0.009 Individuals living below the federal poverty Line 0.014 (0.0054) 0.009 Unemployed individuals 0.0023 (0.0084) 0.79 Uninsured individuals 0.0078 (0.0056) 0.16 Households living in rental housing −0.0025 (0.0018) 0.17 Households paying >30% of income for rent −0.0082 (0.0044) 0.06 Households without transportation 0.036 (0.0056) <0.001 Crowded households (>1 person per room) −0.0078 (0.013) 0.60 N 233 R2 0.50 ↵* P values in bold are significant.
B, Coefficient Estimate; SE B, Coefficient – Standard Error; R2, Multiple R-Squared.
