Table 3:

Analysis of potential risk factors for HCV infection among prisoners

Risk factor	Anti-HCV +	Anti-HCV -	P-value
Drug user	43 (7.6)	25 (8)	0.82
Tattooing	23 (7.7)	45 (7.7)	1
History of surgery	21 (8)	47 (7.6)	0.86
History of traditional phlebotomy	6 (8.8)	62 (7.6)	0.72
History of blood transfusions	7 (11.3)	61 (7.4)	0.27
History of drug injection	12 (20.3)	31 (6.1)	<0.001