Table 6.
In-depth analysis for the individual and socio-demographic characteristics of significant risk factors, Egypt
| Characteristics* | Cases (HCV +ve) n (%) |
Contacts (HCV -ve) n (%) |
P value | OR (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaving at the barber | ||||
| Age | 4.16 | |||
| ≥40 | 65 (43.0%) | 2 (15.3%) | (0.83-28.2) | |
| <40 | 86 (57.0%) | 11 (84.7%) | 0.09 | |
| Education | 1.94 | |||
| 1. Illiterateand less than secondary | 69 (46.2 %) | 4 (30 %) | 0.43 | (0.51-7.88) |
| 2. Secondary or more | 80 (53.8 %) | 9 (70 %) | ||
| Employment | 1.24 | |||
| 1. Not working | 41 (27.2%) | 3 (23%) | 0.99 | (0.92-1.12) |
| 2. Working | 110 (72.8%) | 10 (77%) | ||
| Ever used IUD or injections as a method of contraception | ||||
| Age | 3.85 | |||
| ≥40 | 93 (76.2%) | 10 (45.4 %) | 0.003* | (1.38-10.87)* |
| <40 | 29 (23.8%) | 12 (54.6 %) | ||
| Education | 5.33 | |||
| 1. Illiterate and less than secondary | 96 (78.6%) | 9 (40.9%) | 0.0002* | (1.87-15.44)* |
| 2. Secondary or more | 26 (21.4%) | 13 (59.1%) | ||
| Employment | 1.59 | |||
| 1. Not working | 107 (87.7%) | 18 (81.8%) | 0.45 | (0.39-5.94) |
| 2. Working | 15 (12.3%) | 4 (18.2%) | ||
| Previous Delivery/ Abortion | ||||
| age | 7.28 | |||
| ≥40 | 129 (81.1%) | 13 (37.1%) | 0.000* | (3.08-17.39)* |
| <40 | 30 (18.9%) | 22 (62.9%) | ||
| Education | 7.02 | |||
| 1. Illiterate and less than secondary | 131 (82.3%) | 14 (40.0%) | 0.000* | (2.98-16.72)* |
| 2. Secondary or more | 28 (17.7%) | 21 (60.0%) | ||
| Employment | 1.56 | |||
| 1. Not working | 137 (86.2%) | 28 (80%) | 0.35 | (0.54-4.33) |
| 2. Working | 22 (13.8%) | 7 (20%) | ||
•Percent was calculated out of those who committed the practices/*=OR is Sig.