Prevalence of Hepatitis C Virus Infection and Its Risk Factors among Patients Attending Rwanda Military Hospital, Rwanda

Table 1

Demographic characteristics of participants in the study.

Variable	Number of Participants (%)
Gender
Male	133 (41.0%)
Female	191 (59.0%)
Age group (yrs)
18–35	123 (38.0%)
36–55	143 (41.4%)
>55	67 (20.7%)
Marital Status
Single	73 (22.5%)
Married	207 (63.9%)
Divorced	37 (11.4%)
Widow	7 (2.2%)
Employment sector
Commerce	71 (21.9%)
Health	13 (4.0%)
Agriculture (farming)	46 (14.2%)
Security	35 (10.8%)
Transport	8 (2.5%)
Education and religion	44 (13.6%)
Technical staff	15 (4.6%)
Unemployed	73 (22.5%)
Other	19 (5.9%)
Place of birth
Kigali	47 (14.5%)
Southern	103 (31.8%)
Northern	33 (10.2%)
Eastern	39 (12.0%)
Western	24 (7.4%)
Abroad	78 (24.1%)
Place of Residence
Kigali	241 (74.4%)
Southern	27 (8.3%)
Northern	22 (6.8%)
Eastern	27 (8.3%)
Western	7 (2.2%)
Level of Education
Primary	118 (36.4%)
Secondary	119 (36.7%)
Tertiary	73 (22.5%)
None	14 (4.3%)