From: Seroepidemiology of chronic hepatitis B and C in the French Caribbean Island of Guadeloupe
Positive HCV serology | Negative HCV serology | P value | |
---|---|---|---|
N = 14 (%) | N = 2186 (%) | ||
Past surgery including | 8 (57.1) | 611 (27.9) | p = 0.02 |
Gynaecological | 7 (50.0) | 343 (15.7) | p = 0.01 |
Endoscopy | 4 (28.5) | 580 (26.5) | NS |
Tatoo | 2 (14.3) | 214 (9.8) | NS |
Shaving | 1 (7.1) | 351 (16.1) | NS |
Familial exposure | 0 (0.0) | 17 (0.8) | NS |
Using drugs intraveinously | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.0) | NS |
Piercing | 0 (0.0) | 95 (4.3) | NS |
Unknown | 3 (21.4) | 318 (14.5) | NS |