Characteristics of patients at baseline (n = 402)
| HCV, hepatitis C virus; IVDU, intravenous drug use. | |
| Men | 327/402 (81.3%) |
| HIV risk factor | |
| Homosexual intercourse | 252/327 (77.1%) |
| Heterosexual intercourse | 44/327 (13.5%) |
| IVDU or blood exposure | 5/327 (1.5%) |
| Other | 8/327 (8%) |
| Women | 75/402 (18.7%) |
| HIV risk factor | |
| Heterosexual intercourse | 72/75 (96%) |
| Other | 3/75 (4%) |
| Positive HCV antibodies | 23/402 (5.7%) |
| Women | 4/23 |
| Men | 19/23 |
| Detectable HCV RNA | 10/23 |
| HCV genotype 1 | 9/10 |
| HCV genotype 2 | 1/10 |