Table 4. Sero-prevalence of HCV infection according to socio-demographic characteristics of blood donors at the North Gondar District Blood Bank, northwest Ethiopia.
| Variables | HCV | COR (99%CI) | AOR (99%CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reactive | Non-reactive | |||
| Age group | ||||
| 18–25 | 16 | 3,054 | 1.00 | |
| 26–35 | 22 | 2,169 | 1.94(0.83, 4.53) | |
| 36–45 | 6 | 840 | 1.4(0.40, 4.70) | |
| >45 | 7 | 357 | 3.74(1.15, 12.13) | |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 44 | 5,267 | 1.00 | |
| Female | 7 | 1,153 | 0.73(0.25, 2.08) | |
| Occupation | ||||
| Student | 5 | 1,837 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Farmer | 14 | 1,714 | 3.00 (0.78, 11.51) | 3.12 (0.81, 12.00) |
| Employed* | 27 | 2,284 | 4.34 (1.23, 15.26) | 4.35 (1.23, 15.23) |
| Unemployed | 5 | 585 | 3.13 (0.61, 16.08) | 2.91 (0.56, 14.95) |
| Year of donation | ||||
| 2010 | 12 | 1,994 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 2011 | 10 | 2,161 | 0.76 (.025, 2.32) | 0.74 (0.86, 5.08) |
| 2012 | 29 | 2,265 | 2.13 (0.87, 5.17) | 2.09 (1.85, 5.09) |
COR: Crude Odds Ratio; AOR: Adjusted Odds Ratio; CI: Confidence Interval; and
*Employed: government employed, private employed and self-employed
Type of donation was not included in the model because it has zero values in one of the cell.