Table 3 Hospital-related risk factors 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 | % | ||||
Hospital admission | 36 | 42 | 24 | 8 | 7.9 | 4.2-15 | < 0.000 |
Receiving IV Fluid | 22 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 13.8 | 5.3-37.2 | < 0.000 |
Receive invasive procedure during hospitalization | 22 | 27 | 14 | 5 | 6.7 | 3.1-14.7 | < 0.000 |
Surgery | 16 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7.1 | 2.8-18.2 | < 0.000 |
Endoscopy | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5.8 | 2.1-31.6 | 0.01 |
Labor (for females) | 5 / 35 | 16 | 5 /124 | 4 | 4 | 1.1-11.6 | 0.03 |
Insertion of urinary catheter | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6.9 | 1.1-55.6 | 0.02 |
Receiving blood transfusion | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 12.6 | 2.3-89.8 | < 0.000 |