Prevalence of HCV Infection in Household Contacts of Chronic Liver Diseases Cases in Egypt

Table 1

Characteristics of the studied groups.

Variable		Cases (number = 70)		Household contacts (number = 140)		Variable		Cases (number = 70)		Household contacts (number = 140)
		Number	%	Number	%			Number	%	Number	%
Sex	Females	28	40.0	83	59.29	History of blood transfusion	No	59	84.29	127	90.71
	Males	42	60.0	57	40.71		Yes	11	15.71	13	9.29
Age (years)	Mean ± SD (range)	49.51 ± 11.71 (19–78)		33.28 ± 16.75 (3–75)		Priossr surgical procedures	No	2	2.86	16	11.43
Occupation	Housewife	8	11.43	39	27.86		Yes	68	97.14	124	88.57
	Specialist	44	62.86	45	32.14	Prior hospitalization	No	40	57.14	98	70.0
	Medical/paramedical	6	8.57	5	3.57		Yes	30	42.86	42	30.0
	Student	2	2.86	43	30.71	Circumcision	By medical personnel	6	8.57	27	19.29
	Worker	10	14.29	8	5.71		By nonmedical personnel	63	90.0	89	63.57
Educational level	Illiterate	1	1.43	7	5.0		No	1	1.43	24	17.14
	Read and write	31	44.29	89	63.57	Condom use	No	68	97.14	138	98.57
	Basic education	8	11.43	20	14.29		Yes	2	2.86	2	1.43
	Secondary school	5	7.14	11	7.86	Shaving at community barber (males only)	No	7	10.00	59	42.14
	High education	25	35.71	13	9.29		Yes	63	90.00	81	57.86
Marital status	Single	4	5.71	50	35.71	Nail trimming	Private tool	22	31.43	27	19.28
	Married	65	92.86	90	64.29		Common tools	48	68.57	113	80.71
	Widow	1	1.43	0	0.0	Smoking Shisha	No	60	85.71	134	95.71
Residence	Urban	60	85.71	118	84.29		Yes	10	14.29	6	4.29
	Rural	10	14.29	22	15.71	Sharing razors	No	24	34.29	60	42.86
Relation to cases	Partners	—	—	37	26.43		Yes	46	65.71	80	57.14
	Parents	—	—	9	6.43	Exposed to used syringe	No	24	34.29	46	32.86
	Sons	—	—	72	51.43		Yes	46	65.71	94	67.14
	Siblings	—	—	13	9.29	Exposed to used toothbrush	No	60	85.71	122	87.14
	Others	—	—	9	6.43		Yes	10	14.29	18	12.86
Crowding index (persons/room)	Mean ± SD (range)	1.16 ± 0.66 (0.3–3)				Practice of tattooing	No	56	80.0	126	90.0
HCV-RNA	Negative	10	14.29	112	80.0		Yes	14	20.0	14	10.0
	Positive	23	32.86	12	8.57	Exposed to blood	No	54	77.14	114	81.43
	UD	37	52.86	16	11.43		Yes	16	22.86	26	18.57
Symptoms	Diarrhea	15	21.43	—	—	History of Bilharziasis	No	54	77.14	128	91.43
	Abdominal pain	35	50.0	—	—		Yes	16	22.86	12	8.57
	Easy fatigue	30	42.86	—	—		No	54	77.14	132	94.29
	Yellow sclera	9	12.86	—	—	History of injection treatment for Bilharziasis	Yes	16	22.86	8	5. 71
	Dark urine	9	12.86	—	—

UD: undetermined; below detection level in patients who were under treatment for HCV; more than one symptom was allowed; this included IV, IM, and needle stick injury.