Table 1: Characteristics of the 16 centres included in the Canadian Co-infection Cohort
CentreProvinceCarePatients with HIV–HCV coinfectionNo. (proportion) included in the studyMedian duration of HCV, yrAddiction services
available
Transient elastography
available
Followed at centreEnrolled in cohort as of July 2012Included in the studyFemaleAboriginalInjection drug use*
Montreal Chest InstituteQCTertiary18016913333 (0.25)3 (0.02)56 (0.42)16YY
Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de MontréalQCTertiary20018910416 (0.15)0 (0.00)81 (0.78)20YY
Montreal General HospitalQCTertiary6551389 (0.24)0 (0.00)10 (0.26)19NN
Clinique du Quartier LatinQCPrimary1001470 (0.00)0 (0.00)3 (0.43)17NY
Vancouver Infectious Diseases CentreBCPrimary2001468615 (0.17)28 (0.33)70 (0.81)18YY
St. Paul’s HospitalBCTertiary20065405 (0.13)5 (0.13)40 (0.63)15YY
Native Health ClinicBCPrimary200634016 (0.40)18 (0.45)40 (1.00)24YY
Oak Tree ClinicBCTertiary80713534 (0.97)18 (0.51)32 (0.91)17YY
Southern Alberta HIV ClinicABTertiary8047287 (0.25)4 (0.14)23 (0.82)18YY
Sudbury Regional HospitalONPrimary80724519 (0.42)15 (0.33)41 (0.91)17YY
Hamilton Health SciencesONPrimary10033163 (0.19)2 (0.13)12 (0.75)22NY
Toronto General HospitalONTertiary10074455 (0.11)2 (0.04)15 (0.33)9NY
Windsor Regional HospitalONPrimary4022121 (0.08)2 (0.17)11 (0.92)21YN
The Ottawa Hospital, General CampusONTertiary350633710 (0.27)4 (0.11)29 (0.78)9YN
Sunnybrook HospitalONTertiary5519121 (0.08)0 (0.00)7 (0.58)18NN
Capital District Health AuthorityNSTertiary601130 (0.00)0 (0.00)2 (0.67)32YN

Note: HCV = hepatitis C virus, QC = Quebec, BC = British Columbia, AB = Alberta, ON = Ontario, N = no, NS = Nova Scotia, Y = yes.
*At cohort enrolment.