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Table 1 Characteristics of patients participating in the qualitative interviews, by treatment outcome

From: Patient and healthcare provider experiences of hepatitis C treatment with direct-acting antivirals in Rwanda: a qualitative exploration of barriers and facilitators

Patient characteristics

SVR

Virological Failure

Non-Virological failure

Total N

Sex

 Female

11

3

8

22

 Male

4

7

6

17

Age Category

 Under 45

2

–

2

4

 Between 45 and 65

5

7

7

19

 Over 65

8

3

5

16

Place of Residence

 Kigali

5

4

6

15

 Outside Kigali

10

6

8

24

Education Level

 None/Not Available

–

–

2

2

 Primary

6

3

4

13

 Secondary

5

5

3

13

 University

4

2

5

11

Occupation

 Farmer

2

2

4

8

 Professional

–

1

1

2

 Public Servant

2

1

1

4

 Religious Worker

1

–

–

1

 Retired

4

2

4

10

 Self-employed

2

3

1

6

 Unemployed

4

1

3

8

Hospital

 University Teaching Hospital of Butare

4

2

4

10

 University teaching Hospital of Kigali

4

4

4

12

 King Faisal Hospital

4

2

3

9

 Rwanda Military Hospital

3

2

3

8

Insurance Type

 Public

10

6

6

22

 Private

2

1

3

6

 None

3

3

5

11