Table 2.
Bivariate and multivariate analysis of factors associated with HCV infection among patients scheduled for surgery at Hawassa University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, southern Ethiopia, 2018
| Categories | Anti-HCV | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. tested (%) | No. positive (%) | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | P-value | |
| Sharing of sharps | |||||
| Yes | 9 (2.1) | 1 (11.1) | 4.66 (0.93,23.29) | 3.37 (0.46,24.87) | 0.234 |
| No | 413 (97.9) | 22 (5.3) | 1 | 1 | |
| Contact with people having liver disease | |||||
| Yes | 8 (1.9) | 1 (12.5) | 2.55 (0.30,21.61) | ||
| No | 414 (98.1) | 22 (5.3) | 1 | ||
| History of hospital admission | |||||
| Yes | 33 (7.8) | 4 (12.1) | 2.69 (0.86,8.42) | 1.26 (0.32,4.86) | 0.740 |
| No | 389 (92.2) | 19 (4.9) | 1 | 1 | |
| History of multiple sexual partner | |||||
| Yes | 76 (18.0) | 7 (9.2) | 2.09 (0.83,5.28) | 1.74 (0.65,4.65) | 0.270 |
| No | 346 (82.0) | 16 (4.6) | 1 | 1 | |
| History of blood transfusion | |||||
| Yes | 22 (5.2) | 3 (13.6) | 3.00 (0.82,10.99) | 1.84 (0.41,8.34) | 0.431 |
| No | 400 (94.8) | 20 (5.0) | 1 | 1 | |
| History of surgical procedure | |||||
| Yes | 21 (5.0) | 4 (19.0) | 4.73 (1.45,15.44) | 6.05 (1.59,23.04) | 0.008 |
| No | 401 (95.0) | 19 (4.7) | 1 | 1 | |
| History of dental procedure | |||||
| Yes | 51 (12.1) | 8 (15.7) | 4.41 (1.77,11.02) | 3.70 (1.40,9.77) | 0.008 |
| No | 371 (87.9) | 15 (4.0) | 1 | 1 | |
| History of tattooing | |||||
| Yes | 32 (7.6) | 5 (15.6) | 3.83 (1.32,11.10) | 3.09 (0.89,10.75) | 0.075 |
| No | 390 (92.4) | 18 (4.6) | 1 | 1 | |