Condition: Liver dysfunction

Purpose: Screens for past or current infection by Hepatitis C.

Format: Kit; sample sent to lab for analysis. Lab runs same tests used by doctors and hospitals to determine whether antibodies to Hepatitis C are present.

Availability: OTC

Comments: Like HIV, combines telephone registration/pretest counseling, collection of blood sample, shipping, laboratory testing, telephone results retrieval, and post-test counseling.

KEY:
SA=stand-alone test, results available to consumer in the home
OTC=over-the-counter, no prescription needed.
N/A= not applicable