Evaluation of the regional nurse-supported hepatitis C shared care program in Western Australia: a mixed methods study

Table 2 Demographic characteristics of hepatitis C notifications (2010–2012) [2], patients engaged in regional nurse supported shared care and survey respondents (June 2013) in the Kimberley, Great Southern and South West regions of Western Australia^a

	Notifications (Newly acquired and unspecified 2010 – 2012) N (%)	Patients engaged in regional nurse-supported shared care program N (%)	Survey Respondents N (%)
Region
Kimberley	72 (16.9 %)	13 (25 %)	2 (10 %)
Great Southern	109 (25.6 %)	16 (31 %)	4 (20 %)
South West	244 (57.4 %)	22 (44 %)	14 (70 %)
Gender
Male	302 (71 %)	38 (74 %)	13 (65 %)
Female	123 (28.9 %)	13 (25 %)	7 (35 %)
Age group (yrs)
≤49 years	328 (77 %)	23 (45 %)	5 (25 %)
≥50	97 (22.9 %)	28 (55 %)	15 (75 %)
Aboriginal
Yes	74 (17.5 %)	2^b (4 %)	0 (0 %)
No	338 (79.5 %)	49 (96 %)	20 (100 %)
Unknown	13 (3.0 %)	0	0
Total	425	51	20 (100 %)

^aColumn totals may not summate to the total due to missing data
^bNo Aboriginal patients were receiving treatment at the time of the study, although two Aboriginal patients were still engaged in the shared-care program post-treatment

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