Research Article
Epidemiological Profile and Risk Factors for Acquiring HBV and/or HCV in HIV-Infected Population Groups in Nepal
Table 2
Univariate analysis of factors affecting HBV and HCV infection in 579 HIV-infected subjects in Nepal.
| Parameters | HIV HBV coinfection | HIV HCV coinfection | OR | value | OR | value |
| Age (years) | | | | | ≤40 | 1 | | 1 | | >40 | | 0.888 | | | BMI | | 0.864 | | 0.209 | Gender | | | | | F | 1 | | 1 | | M | | 0.275 | | 0.707 | Transgender | | 0.99 | — | 0.991 | Geography | | | | | Baglung | 1 | | 1 | | Banke | | 0.377 | — | | Chitwan | | 0.0778 | — | | Kailali | | 0.1633 | — | | Kaski | | 0.1973 | — | | Kathmandu | | 0.1496 | — | | Tanahun | | 0.5506 | — | | Regime | | | | | 1st | 1 | | 1 | | 2nd | | | | 0.439 | Key population | | | | | Labour migrants | 1 | | 1 | 1 | Blood transfusion | — | | — | 1 | Female sex worker | | 0.0883 | — | 1 | Intravenous drug user | | 0.6519 | — | 0.99 | Male sex worker | 2.01 (0.49–10.13) | 0.33 | — | 0.99 | Spouse of labour migrants | | | — | 1 | Transvertical | | 0.1253 | — | 1 | Viral load | | | | 0.707 | HCV status | | | | | Negative | | | | | Positive | | 0.0896 | | | HBV status | | | | | Negative | | | | | Positive | | | | 0.0896 | Education | | | | | Illiterate | | | | | Postsecondary | | 0.457 | | 0.131 | Primary | | 0.511 | | 0.316 | Secondary | | 0.517 | | 0.674 | Marital status | | | | | Divorced | 1 | | | | Married | | | | | Unmarried | | | | 0.0808 | Widowed | — | 1 | — | 0.9894 | ART duration (≥3 years) | | | | 0.946 | CD4 count | | | | | <200 | 1 | | 1 | | >200 | | 0.214 | | |
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