Socio-demographic determinants of coinfections by HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C viruses in central Italian prisoners

Table 2 Health status characteristics, according to seropositivity against HIV/HCV, HBV/HCV and HIV/HBV coinfection among inmates in Southern Lazio

	HIV/HCV				HBV/HCV			HIV/HBV
Characteristic	Total (%)	coinfection (%)	P	Total (%)	coinfection (%)	p	Total (%)	coinfection (%)	p
Drug addiction
No	516 (49.3)	2 (0.4)		574 (50.5)	44 (7.7)		531 (49.3)	2 (0.47)
Yes	479 (45.7)	36 (7.5)		512 (45.1)	148 (28.9)		494 (45.9)	28 (5.7)
Former	52 (5)	4 (7.7)	< 0.001	50 (4.4)	11 (22.0)	< 0.001	51 (4.7)	1 (2.0)	< 0.001
Tot	1047	42		1086	203		1076	31
Drug type
Heroin	429 (41)	40 (9.3)		450 (39.6)	148 (32.9)		438 (40.7)	29 (6.6)
Cocaine	264 (25.2)	18 (6.8)		280 (24.6)	83 (29.6)		272 (25.3)	14 (5.1)
Tot	693	58		730	231		1076	43
Use of methadone
No	38 (14.4)	0 (0)		261(73.1)	35 (13.4)		249 (87.1)	22 (8.8)
Yes	245 (85.6)	32 (13.1)	0.012	96 (26.9)	95 (99.0)	0.992	38 (13.3)	0 (0)	0.057
Tot	283	32		357	130		286	22
VDRL
Positive	14 (1.5)	2 (14.3)		14 (1.4)	3 (21.4)		19 (1.9)	1 (5.3)
Negative	972 (98.5)	34 (3.5)	0.09	982 (98.6)	173 (17.6)		993 (98.1)	26 (2.6)	0.479
Tot	986	36		996	176	0.71	1012	27
Previous sexually transmitted
diseases	30 (3.2)	3 (10)		32 (3.1)	8 (25)		35 (3.7)	2 (5.7)
Yes	900 (96.8)	31 (3.4)	0.092	983 (98.8)	182 (18.5)	0.355	922 (96.3)	24 (2.6)	0.226
No	930	34		1015	190		957	26
Tot
Tine test
Positive	38 (4.5)	0 (0)		41 (4.5)	8 (19.5)		39 (4.3)	2 (5.1)
Negative	856 (95.5)	34 (4.0)		868 (95.5)	154 (17.7)		873 (95.7)	24 (2.7)	0.382
Tot	894	34	0.393	909	162	0.772	912	26
Alcohol abuse
Yes	95 (9.3)	6 (6.3)		103 (9.3)	21 (20.4)		99 (9.4)	5 (5.0)
No	925 (90.7)	36 (3.9)	0.272	1006 (90.7)	178 (17.7)	0.497	950 (90.6)	25 (2.6)	0.169
Tot	1020	42		1109	199		1049	30
Smoking status
Yes	717 (69.6)	38 (5.3)		778 (69.5)	160 (20.6)		739(69.8)	28 (3.8)
No	313 (30.4)	4 (1.3)	0.002	342 (30.5)	39 (11.4)	< 0.001	320(30.2)	2 (0.6)	0.004
Tot	1030	42		1120	199		1059	30

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