The first two columns are prior mean of the link probability, and α is a scale parameter for the prior. Columns 3 to 5 shows the result of point estimates with posterior mean, 95% posterior quantiles
Note. Data include persons age 13 years and older with a diagnosis of HIV infection regardless of stage of disease at diagnosis. * Number of cases diagnosed with HIV infection or living with HIV infec
**pseudo- p<0.001; *pseudo -p<0.05. 1ICD-10 implemented in 1999: 2ICD-10 codes for HCV are more accurate so earlier data are not reported; 32001 California MSAS set to missing due to inaccurate report
Background Elimination of hepatitis C virus (HCV) among people who inject drugs (PWID) is a costly investment, so strategies should not only focus on eliminating the disease, but also on preventing di