Table 1.

Selected Socio-demographic Characteristics of MMT Patients surveyed and associations with exposure to HCV (anti-HCV positive).

Variables	Total	Anti-HCV positive	OR (95% CI)	P Value
Total N	115	67
Gender N (%)
Male	87 (75.7%)	52 (59.8%)	1
Female	28 (24.3%)	15 (53.6%)	0.87 (0.36–2.07)	0.75
Age (in years)
Mean (sd)	39.7 (8.7)	40.9 (8.4)	1.04 (0.99–1.09)	0.09
Median(IQR)	39 (32–48)	41 (34–49)
Marital Status
Married	25 (21.7%)	14 (56.0%)	1
Widowed/Separated/divorced	42 (36.5%)	25 (59.5%)	1.16 (0.42–3.15)	0.78
Never Married	48 (41.7%)	28 (58.3%)	1.10 (0.41–2.92)	0.85
Employment
Employed	28 (24.3%)	16 (57.1%)	1
Unemployed	87(75.7%)	51 (58.6%)	1.06 (0.45–2.52)	0.89
Education Years (in years)
Mean (sd)	10.5(1.9)	10.4 (1.8)	0.90(0.74–1.09)	0.28
Median(IQR)	9 (9–12)	9 (9–12)
Age of first drug use (in years)
Mean (sd)	28.2(8.7)	28.5 (7.6)	1.01(0.97–1.05)	0.67
Median(IQR)	27 (21–35)	28 (21–35)
Years of drug use
Mean (sd)	8.7(3.7)	8.9 (3.3)	1.04(0.94–1.15)	0.49
Median(IQR)	9 (6–12)	9 (6–11)