Risk factors | HCV-antibody | χ2 | p value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Positive N (%) | Negative N (%) | Total N (%) | |||
Tattooing/scarification | |||||
 Yes | 3 (10.0) | 27 (90.0) | 30 (9.9) | 2.018 | 0.128 |
 No | 10 (3.7) | 262 (96.3) | 272 (90.1) |  |  |
Unsafe injection | |||||
 Yes | 2 (12.5) | 14 (87.5) | 16 (5.3) | 1.908 | 0.146 |
 No | 11 (3.8) | 275 (96.2) | 286 (94.7) |  |  |
Visiting traditional healers | |||||
 Yes | 2 (7.7) | 24 (92.3) | 26 (8.6) | 0.662 | 0.310 |
 No | 11 (4.0) | 265 (96.0) | 276 (91.4) |  |  |
Hospitalization | |||||
 Yes | 10 (12.8) | 68 (87.2) | 78 (25.8) | 15.635 | 0.001 |
 No | 3 (1.3) | 221 (98.7) | 224 (74.2) |  |  |
Tooth extraction | |||||
 Yes | 4 (15.4) | 22 (84.6) | 26 (8.6) | 5.569 | 0.018 |
 No | 9 (3.3) | 267 (96.7) | 276 (91.4) |  |  |
Surgical operation | |||||
 Yes | 2 (8.7) | 21 (91.3) | 23 (7.6) | 0.931 | 0.259 |
 No | 11 (3.9) | 268 (96.1) | 279 (92.4) |  |  |
Blood transfusion | |||||
 Yes | 2 (25.0) | 6 (75.0) | 8 (2.6) | 4.349 | 0.041 |
 No | 11 (3.7) | 283 (96.3) | 294 (97.4) |  |  |
Occupational exposure to blood | |||||
 Yes | 1 (8.3) | 11 (91.7) | 12 (4.0) | 0.395 | 0.416 |
 No | 12 (4.1) | 278 (95.9) | 290 (96.0) |  |  |
Multiple sexual partners | |||||
 Yes | 4 (6.6) | 57 (93.4) | 61 (20.2) | 0.850 | 0.305 |
 No | 9 (3.7) | 232 (96.3) | 241 (79.8) |  |  |
STI | |||||
 Yes | 3 (9.4) | 29 (90.6) | 32 (10.6) | 1.761 | 0.148 |
 No | 10 (3.7) | 260 (96.3) | 270 (89.4) |  |  |
Abortion | |||||
 Yes | 2 (6.9) | 27 (93.1) | 29 (9.6) | 0.815 | 0.301 |
 No | 4 (3.1) | 126 (96.9) | 130 (90.4) |  |  |