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%