Table 2 Outpatient related risk factors (within 6 months) associated with transmission of acute hepatitis C virus infection, Abbassia and Alexandria Fever Hospitals, Egypt
From: Case control study to identify risk factors for acute hepatitis C virus infection in Egypt
Exposure | Cases n=86 | Controls n=287 | OR | 95% Cl | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No | % | No | % | ||||
Receiving injections | 27 | 31 | 54 | 19 | 2 | 1.1-3.5 | 0.008 |
Receiving injection with a reused syringe | 12 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 23.1 | 4.7-153 | < 0.000 |
Receiving IV fluids | 30 | 35 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4-16.2 | < 0.000 |
Minimal surgical procedures (draining abscess and suturing wounds) | 24 | 28 | 11 | 4.3 | 9.7 | 4.2-22.4 | < 0.000 |
Visiting outpatient clinic for all causes | 73 | 85 | 183 | 64 | 2.3 | 1.6-6.4 | < 0.000 |
Visiting a private outpatient clinic | 45 | 52 | 92 | 32 | 2.3 | 1.4-4 | < 0.000 |
Visiting a rural outpatient clinic | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2.5 | 0.4-13.8 | 0.1 |
Visiting a governmental outpatient clinic | 19 | 22 | 63 | 22 | 1 | 0.5-2 | 0.5 |
Visit urban outpatient clinic | 70 | 81 | 176 | 61 | 2.8 | 1.5-5.2 | < 0.000 |
Visiting a family planning clinic (females only) | 8/35 | 24 | 13/124 | 11 | 2.4 | 0.8-7.1 | 0.04 |
Visiting a dental outpatient clinic | 28 | 33 | 61 | 21 | 1.7 | 1-3.2 | 0.02 |