Table 1. Demographic, Social, and Clinical Characteristics of the Study Population (n = 190) .
| Parameter | No. (%) |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Male | 173 (91.1) |
| Female | 17 (8.9) |
| Age, y | |
| Mean ± SD | 39.4 ± 10.87 |
| Range | 22-81 |
| Educational status | |
| Illiterate | 18 (9.5) |
| School grade | 164 (86.3) |
| Academic grade | 8 (4.2) |
| Occupation | |
| Employed | 142 (74.7) |
| Unemployed | 48 (25.3) |
| Marital status | |
| Single | 89 (46.8) |
| Married | 101 (53.2) |
| Living condition | |
| Alone | 43 (22.6) |
| With family | 147 (77.4) |
| Co-administered medications | |
| Mean ± SD | 4.51 ± 2.94 |
| Range | 2-18 |
| Route of HCV transmission | |
| Injection of illicit drugs | 145 (76.3) |
| Tattooing | 14 (7.4) |
| Others | 12 (6.3) |
| Unknown | 19 (10) |
| HCV genotype | |
| 1 | 81 (42.6) |
| 2 | 2 (1.1) |
| 3 | 104 (54.7) |
| Unknown | 4 (2.1) |
| Subtype | |
| a | 155 (81.6) |
| b | 6 (3.2) |
| Unknown | 29 (15.3) |
| Pre-treatment viral load (IU/ml) | |
| ≤ 800,000 | 104 (54.7) |
| > 800,000 | 73 (38.4) |
| Unknown | 13 (6.8) |
| Smoking | |
| Never | 28 (14.7) |
| Previous | 17 (8.9) |
| Current | 145 (76.3) |
| Alcohol consumption | |
| Never | 67 (35.3) |
| Previous | 116 (61.1) |
| Current | 7 (3.7) |
| History of prison | 113 (59.5) |
| History of anti-HCV treatment (relapse/non-responder) | 29 (15.3) |
| Comorbidities | 126 (66.32) |