Table 1.
Sociodemographic features of the study population by HCV serostatus, Kalama, Egypt 1995.
| Sociodemographic Feature | HCV Positive (N = 321) | HCV Negative (N = 475) |
| Median Age (yrs) | 35a (25–47) b | 20 (14–30) |
| Female | 46% | 51% |
| Occupation of Household Headc: | ||
| Farmer | 24% | 17% |
| Manual Laborer | 18% | 13% |
| Civil Servant | 19% | 26% |
| Pensioner | 8% | 8% |
| Other | 31% | 36% |
| Type of Household Dwelling: | ||
| Village House | 44% | 45% |
| Flat | 41% | 37% |
| Other | 15% | 18% |
| Household Ownership of Dwellingd: | ||
| Owned Exclusively | 86% | 83% |
| Owned Partially | 11% | 11% |
| Rented | 3% | 6% |
| Household Luxury Itemse: | ||
| Electric Oven | 64% | 65% |
| Color Television | 27% | 33% |
| Washing Machine | 61% | 63% |
| Refrigerator | 40% | 44% |
| Truck | 1% | 2% |
| Car | 3% | 4% |
| Primary Source of Drinking Water in Householde: | ||
| Municipal | 68% | 66% |
| Water Truck | 32% | 34% |
| Primary Defecation Site in Householde: | ||
| Western Toilet | 3% | 3% |
| Asian Toilet | 97% | 97% |
| Household SESf: | ||
| Low | 42% | 36% |
| Medium | 56% | 60% |
| High | 2% | 4% |
a P < 0.001 (2-tailed) b Interquartile range. c Information available for 318 HCV positive and 469 negative individuals. d Information available for 310 HCV positive and 459 negative individuals. e Information available for 318 HCV positive and 464 negative individuals. f Socioeconomic scale (SES); complete information available for 310 HCV positive and 459 HCV negative individuals