Table 2.
Demographic features and risk factors associated with seroprevalence of anti-Hepatitis C (Univariate analysis) among Antananarivo inhabitants in 2004.
| Anti-hepatitis C antibody | ||||
| Risk factor | Positive n (%) | Negative n (%) | P value | |
| Matrimonial status | In couple | 18 (75.0) | 977 (61.6) | |
| Single | 6 (25.0) | 609 (38.4) | 0.17 | |
| Educational level | Educated | 17 (68.0) | 1259 (58.7) | |
| Non-educated or low level | 8 (32.0) | 885 (41.3) | 0.35 | |
| Circumcision | No | 0 (0.0) | 30 (3.6) | |
| Yes | 9 (100.0) | 795 (96.4) | 0.99 | |
| Previous scarification | No | 24 (96.0) | 2109 (99.2) | |
| Yes | 1 (4.0) | 17 (32.3) | 0.19 | |
| Previous hospitalisations | No | 12 (48.0) | 1452 (67.7) | |
| Yes | 13 (52.0) | 692 (32.3) | 0.04 | |
| Previous jaundice | No | 23 (92.0) | 1968 (92.7) | |
| Yes | 2 (8.0) | 155 (7.3) | 0.70 | |
| Previous therapeutic injections | No | 0 (0.0) | 371 (17.3) | |
| Yes | 25 (100.0) | 1772 (82.7) | 0.01 | |
| Previous surgical operation | No | 17 (70.8) | 1808 (84.6) | |
| Yes | 7 (29.1) | 330 (15.4) | 0.08 | |
| Blood transfusion | No | 21 (84.0) | 2017 (94.1) | |
| Yes | 4 (16.0) | 127 (5.9) | 0.06 | |
| Dental treatment | No | 3 (12.0) | 825 (38.6) | |
| Yes | 22 (88.0) | 1314 (61.4) | <10-2 | |
| Intravenous drug use | No | 21 (95.5) | 2046 (99.8) | |
| Yes | 1 (4.5) | 3 (0.2) | 0.04 | |
| Tattooing | No | 20 (86.9) | 1874 (89.4) | |
| Yes | 3 (13.1) | 222 (10.6) | 0.45 | |
| Aminotransferase (ALT) | Normal | 22 (88.0) | 2055 (97.7) | |
| Abnormal | 3 (12.0) | 47 (2.3) | 0.02 | |
| Aminotransferase(AST) | Normal | 16 (64.0) | 1832 (87.1) | |
| Abnormal | 9 (36.0) | 270 (12.9) | <10-2 | |