Estimating an individual-level deprivation index for HIV/HCV coinfected persons in Canada.

ABSTRACT:

Background

HIV-HCV coinfected individuals are often more deprived than the general population. However, deprivation is difficult to measure, often relying on aggregate data which does not capture individual heterogeneity. We developed an individual-level deprivation index for HIV-HCV co-infected persons that encapsulated social, material, and lifestyle factors.

Methods

We estimated an individual-level deprivation index with data from the Canadian Coinfection Cohort, a national prospective cohort study. We used a predetermined process to select 9 out of 19 dichotomous variables at baseline visit to include in the deprivation model: income >$1500/month; education >high school; employment; identifying as gay or bisexual; Indigenous status; injection drug use in last 6 months; i

SUBMITTER: Palayew A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8055038 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature