Table 2.
Distribution of potential self-reported risk factors for hepatitis C that were assessed in the analysis
| Characteristics | Number of participants(%) | HCV Ab positive by Characteristics(%) | HCV Ab negative by Characteristics(%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suffering from Diabetes(N = 326,926) | |||
| No | 325,059 (99.4) | 21,961 (6.8) | 303,098 (93.2) |
| Yes | 1867 (0.6) | 182 (9.8) | 1685 (91.2) |
| Suffering from HBP (N = 326,931) | |||
| No | 317,421 (97.1) | 21,054 (6.7) | 296,367 (93.3) |
| Yes | 9510 (2.9) | 1090 (11.5) | 8420 (88.5) |
| Suffering from CRF(N = 326,930) | |||
| No | 326,323 (99.8) | 21,692 (6.7) | 10,940 (93.3) |
| Yes | 578 (0.2) | 452 (10.9) | 126 (89.1) |
| Suffering from Cancer (N = 326,901) | |||
| No | 32,016 (99.8) | 22,079 (6.8) | 9937 (93.2) |
| Yes | 293 (0.2) | 63 (10.9) | 230 (89.1) |
| HIV status (N = 326,913) | |||
| Negative | 320,316 (98.0) | 21,673 (6.8) | 298,643 (93.2) |
| Yes | 6597 (2.0) | 470 (7.1) | 6127 (92.9) |
| Ever had TB(N = 326,919) | |||
| No | 326,581 (99.9) | 22,108 (6.8) | 304,473 (93.2) |
| Yes | 338 (0.1) | 36 (10.7) | 302 (89.3) |
| Ever been operated(N = 326,913) | |||
| No | 309,037 (94.4) | 20,916 (6.8) | 288,121 (93.2) |
| Yes | 17,876 (5.6) | 1225 (6.9) | 16,651 (93.1) |
| Ever been transfused(N = 326,922) | |||
| No | 321,572 | 21,691 (6.8) | 299,881 (93.2) |
| Yes | 5350 (1.6) | 452 (8.5) | 4898 (91.5) |
| Traditional operation and scarification(N = 326,652) | |||
| No | 272,555 (83.4) | 18,047 (6.6) | 254,508 (93.4) |
| Yes | 54,097 (16.6) | 4089 (7.6) | 50,008 (92.4) |
| Having more than 1 sexual partner(N = 326,785) | |||
| No | 318,030 (97.3) | 21,601 (6.8) | 296,429 (93.2) |
| Yes | 8755 (2.7) | 538 (6.2) | 8217 (93.8) |
| Viral Hepatitis in the family(N = 326,882) | |||
| No | 320,692 (98.1) | 21,609 (6.8) | 299,083 (93.2) |
| Yes | 6190 (1.9) | 531 (8.6) | 5659 (91.4) |