Karin K Quick, Theodora E Danciu, Vidya Ramaswamy, Mojdeh Dehghan, Colin M Haley, Lance W Godley, Sarah Snay, Zsuzsa Horvath
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hepatitis c virus hcv infection major global concern indigenous peoples bearing highest burden previous studies exploring hcv prevalence within indigenous populations predominantly used panindigenous approach consequently resulting limited availability mtisspecific hcv data mtis one three recognized groups indigenous peoples canada distinct history language mtis nation ontario mno recognized mtis government ontario study aims examine prevalence selfreported hcv testing positive results among citizens mno well explore association sociodemographic variables hcv testing positive results populationbased online survey implemented mno using citizenship registry may 6 june 13 2022 survey included questions hepatitis c testing results sociodemographics health related outcomes census sampling used 3206 mno citizens responded hepatitis crelated questions descriptive statistics bivariate analysis used analyze survey data among respondents 827 258 ci 243273 reported undergone hcv testing 58 indicated testing positive resulting prevalence 18 ci 1323 respondents strong sense community belonging higher education levels lower household income likely report undergone hcv testing among undergone testing older age groups individuals lower education levels retired individuals likely test positive hcv study first mtisled mtisspecific study report hcv prevalence among mtis citizens research contributes knowledge base mtis health support mnos health promotion program resources hcv future research examine actual hcv incidence prevalence among mno citizens