Table 2.

Risk factors associated with chronic HCV infection.

Risk Factors	HCV Negative (N = 2867) n (%)	HCV Positive (N = 78) n (%)	OR	95% CI	p Value
Known HBV/HDV	46 (1.60)	3 (3.84)	0.62	0.3–1.31	0.302
Known HCV (+) family members	47 (1.63)	5 (6.41)	2.23	1.37–3.5	0.0001
Professional exposure to blood products	78 (2.72)	0 (0.00)	0.25	0.11–0.53	0.0001
Abortion before 1990	141 (4.91)	8 (10.25)	1.35	1.02–1.9	0.023
Multiple surgeries	83 (2.89)	6 (7.69)	1.32	1.05–1.72	0.038
Blood transfusions before 1992	45 (1.56)	4 (5.12)	3.21	2.25–4.52	0.0001
Multiple dental interventions	67 (2.33)	11 (14.10)	1.12	0.67–1.45	0.303
Hemodialysis	33 (1.15)	0 (0.00)	0.34	0.06–1.03	0.062
Sexual contacts with multiple partners	133 (4.63)	2 (2.56)	0.88	0.52–1.38	0.615
Intravenous drugs	78 (2.72)	1 (1.28)	0.71	0.4–1.44	0.302
Tattooing/piercing	81 (2.82)	3 (3.84)	1.25	0.72–1.84	0.251
Sharing personal hygiene objects	103 (3.59)	8 (10.25)	1.45	1.12–1.73	0.002

OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; HBV, hepatitis B virus; HCV, hepatitis C virus; HDV, hepatitis D virus.