Table 3.
Sociodemographic characteristic of inhabitants with HCV RNA infection and positive anti-HCV antibodies. ENSANUT 2018.
| % (95% CI) | Estimated cases (thousands) | |
|---|---|---|
| Age group (years) | ||
| 20-29 | 5·15 (0·63, 31·75) | 3 |
| 30-39 | 15·23 (2·02, 61·02) | 7 |
| 40-49 | 44·25 (12·62, 81·35) | 20 |
| 50-59 | 35·37 (10·36, 72·17) | 16 |
| Marital status | ||
| Single | 23·45 (5·95, 59·73) | 11 |
| Cohabitating | 66·73 (31·38, 89·79) | 31 |
| Separated or widowed | 9·82 (2·01, 36·58) | 4 |
| Education | ||
| Elementary or less | 48·31 (15·38, 82·77) | 22 |
| Middle/High school | 36·61 (11·18, 72·59) | 17 |
| College and higher | 15·09 (2·00, 60·76) | 7 |
| Country region | ||
| Centre | 50·61 (16·80, 83·87) | 23 |
| North | 38·27 (9·14, 79·26) | 18 |
| Mexico Citya | 0.00 (0.00, 0.00) | 0 |
| South | 11·12 (1·42, 52·05) | 5 |
| Sex | ||
| Men | 51·69 (17·23, 84·62) | 24 |
| Women | 48·31 (15·38, 82·77) | 22 |
| Area | ||
| Rural | 21·39 (5·70, 55·05) | 10 |
| Urban | 78·61 (44·95, 94·30) | 36 |
| Socioeconomic status | ||
| Low | 22·15 (6·01, 55·87) | 10 |
| Medium | 69·08 (34·13, 90·60) | 32 |
| High | 8·77 (1·10, 45·38) | 4 |
| Condom use: last intercourseb | ||
| No | 51·18 (17·60, 83·72) | 24 |
| Yes | 13·44 (2·72, 46·34) | 6 |
| Did not answer | 35·37 (10·47, 71·94) | 16 |
| Condom use: first intercourseb | ||
| No | 59·95 (24·63, 87·27) | 28 |
| Yes | 4·67 (0·57, 29·63) | 2 |
| Did not answer | 35·37 (10·47, 71·94) | 16 |
| Onset of active sexual lifeb | ||
| <18 years | 55·86 (21·03, 85·74) | 26 |
| ≥18 years | 8·77 (1·12, 44·99) | 4 |
| Did not answer | 35·37 (10·47, 71·94) | 16 |
| Blood transfusion before 1995 | ||
| No | 80·48 (48·73, 94·71) | 37 |
| Does not know/remember | 7·93 (1·55, 32·04) | 4 |
| Did not answer | 11·58 (2·13, 44·03) | 5 |
a
Includes surrounding urban municipalities.
b
Includes only 20- to 49-year-olds.