Table 2.

Risk factors associated with Hepatitis C in Males

Risk factors		HCV (n = 723)		Controls (n = 723)		Odds Ratio (OR) 95% Confidence Interval (CI)	P-value
		No	%	No	%
Any family member suffering from hepatitis B or C	Yes	249	34.4	33	4.6	10.9 (7.3-16.4)	0.001
	No	474	65.6	690	95.4
Any family member died of liver disease	Yes	31	4.3	22	3.0	1.4 (0.7-2.5)	0.263
	No	692	95.7	701	97.0
Where do you get your shave	No	52	7.2	72	10.0	Reference
	Home	124	17.2	159	22.0	1.1 (0.6-1.6)	0.807
	Barber	547	75.7	492	68.0	1.5 (1.0-2.4)	0.031
Dental extract/filling/scaling	Yes	277	38.3	151	20.9	2.3 (1.8-3.0)	0.001
	No	446	61.7	572	79.1
Surgery	Yes	164	22.7	82	11.3	2.3 (1.7-3.1)	0.001
	No	559	77.3	641	88.7
Blood Transfusion.	Yes	42	5.8	15	2.1	2.9 (1.5-5.5)	0.001
	No	681	94.2	708	97.9
History of IV/IM injection	Yes	691	95.6	548	75.8	6.9 (4.5-10.4)	0.001
	No	32	4.4	175	24.2
Number IV/IM injection/year	None	32	4.4	175	24.2	Reference
	<5/year	239	33.1	383	53.0	3.4 (2.2-5.2)	0.001
	≥ 5/year	452	62.5	165	22.8	14.9 (9.7-23.2)	0.001
Type of syringe	New	17	2.4	178	24.6	19.0 (11.1-33.0)	0.001
	Re-used	674	93.2	370	51.2
History of Hospitalization	Yes	106	14.7	98	13.6	1.1 (0.8-1.4)	0.596
	No	617	85.3	625	86.4