Research Article
Reported Low Uptake of HCV Testing among People Who Inject Drugs in Urban Vietnam
Table 1
Sociodemographic factors associated with HCV testing uptake.
| | Testing for HCV | Total | a | | Yes | No | | (%) | (%) | (%) |
| | Gender | Male | 142 (86.59) | 257 (74.49) | 399 (78.39) | 0.002 | | Female | 22 (13.41) | 88 (25.51) | 110 (21.61) | | Age bracket | | | | | 0.118 | | <30 | 6 (3.66) | 56 (16.23) | 62 (12.18) | <0.001 | | 30-40 | 101 (61.59) | 155 (44.93) | 256 (50.29) | | ≥40 | 57 (34.75) | 134 (38.84) | 191 (37.52) | | Residence | Suburban | 32 (19.51) | 63 (18.26) | 95 (18.66) | 0.735 | | Urban | 132 (80.49) | 282 (81.74) | 414 (81.34) | | Living arrangement | Others | 16 (9.76) | 76 (22.03) | 92 (18.07) | 0.001 | | Family | 148 (90.24) | 269 (77.97) | 417 (81.93) | | Educational attainment | Below high school | 72 (43.90) | 125 (36.23) | 197 (38.70) | 0.097 | | High school and higher | 92 (56.10) | 220 (63.77) | 312 (61.30) | | Marital status | Ever married | 37 (22.56) | 107 (31.01) | 144 (28.29) | 0.048 | | Never married | 127 (77.44) | 238 (68.99) | 365 (71.71) | | Occupational status | Employed | 136 (82.93) | 285 (82.61) | 421 (82.71) | 0.929 | | Unemployed | 28 (17.07) | 60 (17.39) | 88 (17.29) | | Average income (million VNĐb) | | | | | 0.1645 | | Living with HCV individuals | No | 140 (85.37) | 301 (87.25) | 441 (86.64) | 0.560 | | Yes | 24 (14.63) | 44 (12.75) | 68 (13.36) | | Incarcerated history | No | 60 (6.59) | 134 (38.84) | 194 (38.11) | 0.624 | | Yes | 104 (63.41) | 211 (61.16) | 315 (61.89) |
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aStatistical Chi-square differences and -test by HCV testing; bVietnamese currency ( Đ). |
