Clinical Study
Risk Factors and Seroprevalence of Hepatitis C among Patients Hospitalized at Mulago Hospital, Uganda
Table 2
Risk factor analysis of study population.
| Variable | HCV EIA positive | HCV EIA negative | Percentage | P value |
| HIV status | | | | | Positive | 6 | 244 | 2.4% | 1.000 | Negative | 7 | 243 | 2.8% | Age | | | | | <50 years | 7 | 95 | 6.8% | 0.007 | >50 years | 6 | 392 | 1.5% | Blood donor | | | | | Yes | 3 | 68 | 4.2% | 0.600 | No | 10 | 418 | 2.3% | Transfusion | | | | | Yes | 4 | 64 | 5.9% | 0.160 | No | 9 | 421 | 2.0% | Previous surgery | | | | | Yes | 3 | 45 | 6.3% | 0.234 | No | 10 | 441 | 2.2% | Tattoo or ritualized scaring | | | | | Yes | 2 | 15 | 11.8% | 0.052 | No | 11 | 444 | 2.4% | IV drug use | | | | | Yes | 0 | 3 | 0.0% | 0.935 | No | 13 | 474 | 2.7% | Sexually Active | | | | | Yes | 8 | 408 | 1.9% | 0.078 | No | 5 | 78 | 6.0% | Condom use (lifetime) | | | | | Yes | 1 | 16 | 5.9% | 0.943 | No | 11 | 433 | 2.5% | Sex for money (lifetime) | | | | | Yes | 1 | 27 | 3.6% | 0.791 | No | 12 | 454 | 2.6% | Sex while intoxicated (lifetime) | | | | | Yes | 4 | 67 | 5.6% | 0.221 | No | 9 | 395 | 2.2% |
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