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Table 3 Risk factors of HCV transmission

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

  1. NS, Not significant.