Table 4 Lifestyle related risk factors associated with transmission of HCV
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% confidence limit | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No | % | No | % | ||||
Being imprisoned | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0.3 | 21.5 | 2.5-479.6 | < 0.000 |
Injecting drug use | 20 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 12.1 | 4.6-33.1 | < 0.000 |
Sharing tooth brushes | 8 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 1.9 | 0.9-4.9 | 0.09 |
Shaving at a barber shop (for males) | 50 / 51 | 98 | 157 / 163 | 96 | 1.9 | 0.2-43.1 | 0.3 |
Wounded at barber | 21 /51 | 41 | 70 / 163 | 43 | 0.9 | 0.5 – 1.8 | 0.4 |
Receiving injections outside healthcare settings (home or pharmacy) | 24 | 28 | 86 | 30 | 0.9 | 0.5-1.6 | 0.4 |