Table 3.
Risk factors of HCV transmission
| |
Positive HCV serology
|
Negative HCV serology
|
P value
|
|---|---|---|---|
| N = 14 (%) | N = 2186 (%) | ||
|
Past surgery including
|
8 (57.1) |
611 (27.9) |
p = 0.02 |
|
Gynaecological
|
7 (50.0) |
343 (15.7) |
p = 0.01 |
|
Endoscopy
|
4 (28.5) |
580 (26.5) |
NS |
|
Tatoo
|
2 (14.3) |
214 (9.8) |
NS |
|
Shaving
|
1 (7.1) |
351 (16.1) |
NS |
|
Familial exposure
|
0 (0.0) |
17 (0.8) |
NS |
|
Using drugs intraveinously
|
0 (0.0) |
1 (0.0) |
NS |
|
Piercing
|
0 (0.0) |
95 (4.3) |
NS |
| Unknown | 3 (21.4) | 318 (14.5) | NS |
NS, Not significant.