Table 3.
Risk practices associated with Hepatitis C infection, Egypt*
| Risk /ractices | Cases (HCV +ve) (n= 540) n (%) |
Contact (HCV-ve) (n= 102) n (%) |
OR (95% CI) |
P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharing personal grooming items(nail clip-pers/razors/ toothbrushes/shaving equipments) with family members | 158 (29.3) | 27 (26.5) | 1.1 (0.73-1.85) | 0.56 |
| Shaving beard at the barber | 151 (28.0) | 13 (12.7) | 2.6 (1.44-4.89)** | 0.001 |
| Manicure/Pedicure at the hairdresser/barber | 53(9.8) | 9 (8.8) | 1.1 (0.53-2.35) | 0.75 |
| Extramarital sexual relationships | 17(3) | 4 (4) | 0.79 (0.26-2.41) | 0.68 |
| Needle piercing | 87 (16) | 16 (15.7 | 1 (0.57-1.84) | 0.003 |
| Ever Injections or vaccination in outpatient clinic | 230 (42.6) | 35 (34.3) | 1.4 (0.9-2.19) | 0.05 |
| Ever used recreational drugs | 40 (7.4) | 5 (4.9) | 1.5 (0.6-4) | 0.6 |
| Acupuncture | 6 (1.1) | 2 (2) | 0.56 (0.1-2.8) | 0.62 |
| Hijama | 44 (8) | 3 (2.9) | 2.9 (0.89-9.61) | 0.06 |
*for cases who always or usually committed the practices versus who did not commit them/**=OR is sig.