Table 4: Binomial logistic regression analyses for potential risk factors of HCV infection based on ELISA assay.
| Variables (N =270) |
|
HCV-ELISA |
OR |
95% CI for OR |
p-value |
|
Present (%) |
Absent (%) |
Total (100%) |
|
Lower |
Upper |
|
| Multiple sex partners |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
7 (2.6%) |
15 (5.6%) |
22 (8.1%) |
2.225 |
0.856 |
5.784 |
0.094 |
| No |
43 (15.9%) |
205 (75.9%) |
248 (91.9%) |
|
|
|
|
| Tattoo marks |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
12 (4.4%) |
11 (4.1%) |
23 (8.5%) |
6.000 |
2.468 |
14.584 |
0.0001 |
| No |
38 (14.1%) |
209 (77.4%) |
247 (91.5%) |
|
|
|
|
| Alcohol intake |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
40 (14.8%) |
142 (52.6%) |
182 (67.4%) |
2.197 |
1.042 |
4.633 |
0.035 |
| No |
10 (3.7%) |
78 (28.9%) |
88 (32.6%) |
|
|
|
. |
| Piercing |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
30 (11.1%) |
139 (51.5%) |
169 (62.6%) |
0.874 |
0.466 |
1.639 |
0.675 |
| No |
20 (7.4%) |
81 (30.0%) |
101 (37.4%) |
|
|
|
|
| Surgery |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
12 (4.4%) |
29 (10.7%) |
41(15.2%) |
2.080 |
0.975 |
4.436 |
0.054 |
| No |
38 (14.1%) |
191 (70.7%) |
229 (84.8%) |
|
|
|
|
| Liver disease |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
2 (0.7%) |
28 (10.4%) |
30 (11.1%) |
0.286 |
0.066 |
1.241 |
0.076 |
| No |
48 (17.8%) |
192 (71.1%) |
240 (88.9%) |
|
|
|
|
| Share Items |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
26 (9.6%) |
51 (18.9%) |
77 (28.5%) |
3.590 |
1.898 |
6.788 |
0.0001 |
| No |
24 (8.9%) |
169 (62.6%) |
193 (71.5%) |
|
|
|
|
| Dental procedure |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
16 (5.9%) |
39 (14.4%) |
55 (20.4%) |
2.184 |
1.098 |
4.344 |
0.024 |
| No |
34 (12.6%) |
181 (67.0%) |
215 (79.6%) |
|
|
|
|
| Blood transfusion |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
11 (4.1%) |
19 (7.0%) |
30 (11.1%) |
2.984 |
1.317 |
6.761 |
0.007 |
| No |
39 (14.4%) |
201 (74.4%) |
240 (88.9%) |
|
|
|
|