Characteristics of study participants and association with prevalent anti-HCV antibody
| Variable | No | Anti-HCV antibody positive (%) | Unadjusted OR (95% CI) | p Value | Adjusted OR (95% CI)* | p Value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Multivariate analysis was done using binary logistic regression by forward LR method. | ||||||
| OR=odds ratio. | ||||||
| 1 Year screened | Not included in multivariate analysis | |||||
| 1994 | 1901 | 11 (0.57) | 1 (Referent) | |||
| 1995 | 1933 | 9 (0.46) | 0.80 (0.33 to 1.94) | 0.628 | ||
| 1996 | 1997 | 22 (1.10) | 1.91 (0.93 to 3.96) | 0.08 | ||
| 1997 | 1109 | 9 (0.81) | 1.41 (0.58 to 3.40) | 0.45 | ||
| 1998 | 1064 | 4 (0.37) | 0.65 (0.21 to 2.04) | 0.459 | ||
| 1999 | 1135 | 7 (0.61) | 1.07 (0.41 to 2.76) | 0.895 | ||
| TOTAL | 9139 | 62 (0.67) | ||||
| 2 Males who had contact with sex worker | Not included in multivariate analysis | |||||
| YES | 6281 | 40 (0.69) | 1.63 (0.69 to 3.86) | 0.259 | ||
| NO | 1535 | 6 (0.39) | 1 (Referent) | |||
| TOTAL | 7816 | 46 (0.58) | ||||
| 3 Sex | ||||||
| Women | 1323 | 16 (1.21) | 2.07(1.17 to 3.66) | 0.013 | 0.469 | |
| Men | 7816 | 46 (0.59) | 1 (Referent) | |||
| Total | 9139 | 62 (0.67) | ||||
| 4 Sex worker | ||||||
| Yes | 933 | 13 (1.39) | 2.35 (1.27 to 4.35) | 0.006 | 0.231 | |
| No | 8206 | 49 (0.59) | 1 (Referent) | |||
| Total | 9139 | 62 (0.67) | ||||
| 5 HIV serostatus | ||||||
| Pos | 2102 | 31 (1.47) | 3.38 (2.05 to 5.58) | <0.001 | 3.08 (1.86 to 5.11) | <0.001 |
| Neg | 7037 | 31 (0.44) | 1 (Referent) | 1 (Referent) | ||
| Total | 9139 | 62 (0.67) | ||||
| 6 History of tattoo | ||||||
| Yes | 3703 | 37 (0.98) | 2.18 (1.31 to 3.63) | 0.003 | 1.87 (1.12 to 3.13) | 0.017 |
| No | 5424 | 25 (0.46) | 1 (Referent) | 1 (Referent) | ||
| Total | 9127 | 62 (0.67) | ||||