[Table/Fig-1]:
Prevalence of hepatitis C for demographic characteristics a At 0.05 level, p is significant
| Total Number |
Positive Cases No. (Western blotting) |
Prevalence (%) |
p-value a Chi-Square |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| County | 0.08 (Fisher’s Exact Test) |
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| Shahrekord | 1680 | 15 | 0.89 | |
| Boroujen | 420 | 5 | 1.19 | |
| Farsan | 120 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lordegan | 300 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ardal | 60 | 1 | 1.66 | |
| Kouhrang | 180 | 1 | 0.55 | |
| Kiar | 240 | 5 | 2.08 | |
| total | 3000 | |||
| Missing* | 0 | |||
| Gender | 0.08 | |||
| Male | 1111 | 14 | 1.26 | |
| Female | 1889 | 13 | 0.68 | |
| total | 3000 | |||
| missing | 0 | |||
| Age, years | 0.01 | |||
| 15-24 | 708 | 3 | 0.42 | |
| 25-34 | 766 | 7 | 0.91 | |
| 35-44 | 518 | 11 | 2.12 | |
| 45-54 | 456 | 4 | 0.87 | |
| 55-64 | 384 | 3 | 0.78 | |
| >64 | 161 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 2993 | |||
| Missing | 7 | |||
| Marital status | 0.3 | |||
| Single | 717 | 4 | 0.55 | |
| Married | 2125 | 23 | 1.08 | |
| Divorced/Widow | 136 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 2978 | |||
| Missing | 22 | |||
| Ethnicity | 0.04 | |||
| Fars | 1549 | 19 | 1.22 | |
| Turk | 482 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lor | 904 | 8 | 0.88 | |
| Total | 2935 | |||
| Missing* | 65 | |||
| Residence | 1 | |||
| Urban | 1847 | 15 | 0.81 | |
| Rural | 1068 | 8 | 0.74 | |
| Nomadic | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 2920 | |||
| Missing | 80 | |||
| Occupation | 0. 1 (Fisher’s Exact Test) |
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| Civil Servant | 151 | 3 | 1.98 | |
| Non-Public | 506 | 8 | 1.58 | |
| Student | 340 | 0 | 0 | |
| Soldier | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| Housewife | 1495 | 12 | 0.80 | |
| Retired | 102 | 1 | 0.98 | |
| Jobless | 278 | 3 | 1.07 | |
| Farmer and poulterer |
92 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 2976 | |||
| Missing* | 24 | |||
| Education | 0.1 | |||
| Illiterate | 629 | 6 | 0.95 | |
| Able to read | 1069 | 12 | 1.12 | |
| Diploma and above |
1010 | 6 | 0.59 | |
| MA/MSc and above |
268 | 1 | 0.37 | |
| Total | 2976 | |||
| Missing* | 24 |
* Some items in questionnaire were not completed by all the participants