Participants | 56 |
|---|
Age (average, range)
| 49 (31-66) Years |
Ethnocultural identity |
First Nations | 28 (50%) |
Métis | 3 (5.4%) |
Black | 1 (1.8%) |
White | 19 (33.9%) |
Declined to answer | 5 (8.9%) |
HCV treatment status |
Pre-treatment1 | 25 (44.6%) |
Peri-treatment | 12 (21.4%) |
Post-treatment | 19 (33.9%) |
HIV serostatus |
Positive | 27 (48.2%) |
Negative | 29 (51.8%) |
Sexual identity |
Heterosexual/straight | 42 (75%) |
Bisexual/bicurious | 4 (7.1%) |
Lesbian | 1 (1.8%) |
Gay | 1 (1.8%) |
Two-Spirit2 | 2 (3.6%) |
Other3 | 2 (3.6%) |
Declined to answer | 4 (7.1%) |
Gender identity |
Man4 | 29 (51.8%) |
Woman5 | 26 (46.4%) |
Two-Spirit2 | 1 (1.8%) |
- 1This category includes one participant whose completed DAA treatment regimen did not result in cure, one participant who prematurely ceased DAA treatment due to adverse side effects, and one participant who re-acquired HCV after being cured with Interferon-based therapies several years prior. All of these participants expressed intent to (re)access DAA treatment.
- 2“Two-Spirit” is an umbrella term intended to encapsulate a range of Indigenous gender diverse and non-normative sexual orientations [56]. There is no singular definition of this term, as its use varies across and within Indigenous Peoples and communities. Two participants in this study described their sexual identities as Two-Spirit, whereas another participant used this term to refer to their gender identity.
- 3In this category, one participant identified as transgender and another participant identified as androgynous. Although we associate these terms with gender identity and expression, this table presents the sexual identities indicated by participants themselves.
- 4All men who participated in this study identified as cisgender.
- 5One woman who participated in this study identified as transgender, whereas the remaining women identified as cisgender.
