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. 2018 Feb 17;5(3):ofy043. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofy043

Table 1.

Frequency of HCV Risk Factors Based on Whether or Not Women Were Tested for HCV

Risk Factor Tested for HCV (n = 100), No. (%) Not Tested for HCV (n = 1326), No. (%) P Value
Intravenous drug use 19 (19) 21 (1.6) <.0001
HIV positive 10 (10) 25 (1.9) <.0001
Tattoos or piercings 1 (1) 5 (0.4) .354
Clotting factors or IgG before 1987 0 (0) 0 (0) 1.000
Organ transplant or blood transfusion before 1992 0 (0) 0 (0) 1.000
Long-term hemodialysis 0 (0) 1 (<0.1) 1.000
Any risk factora 28 (28) 50 (3.8) <.0001

Abbreviation: HCV, hepatitis C virus.

aTotal not equal to sum of individual risk factors due to multiple risk factors in some women.