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Table 2 Demographic features and risk factors associated with seroprevalence of anti-Hepatitis C (Univariate analysis) among Antananarivo inhabitants in 2004.

From: Seroprevalence of hepatitis C and associated risk factors in urban areas of Antananarivo, Madagascar

  

Anti-hepatitis C antibody

Risk factor

 

Positive n (%)

Negative n (%)

P value

Matrimonial status

In couple

18 (75.0)

977 (61.6)

 
 

Single

6 (25.0)

609 (38.4)

0.17

Educational level

Educated

17 (68.0)

1259 (58.7)

 
 

Non-educated or low level

8 (32.0)

885 (41.3)

0.35

Circumcision

No

0 (0.0)

30 (3.6)

 
 

Yes

9 (100.0)

795 (96.4)

0.99

Previous scarification

No

24 (96.0)

2109 (99.2)

 
 

Yes

1 (4.0)

17 (32.3)

0.19

Previous hospitalisations

No

12 (48.0)

1452 (67.7)

 
 

Yes

13 (52.0)

692 (32.3)

0.04

Previous jaundice

No

23 (92.0)

1968 (92.7)

 
 

Yes

2 (8.0)

155 (7.3)

0.70

Previous therapeutic injections

No

0 (0.0)

371 (17.3)

 
 

Yes

25 (100.0)

1772 (82.7)

0.01

Previous surgical operation

No

17 (70.8)

1808 (84.6)

 
 

Yes

7 (29.1)

330 (15.4)

0.08

Blood transfusion

No

21 (84.0)

2017 (94.1)

 
 

Yes

4 (16.0)

127 (5.9)

0.06

Dental treatment

No

3 (12.0)

825 (38.6)

 
 

Yes

22 (88.0)

1314 (61.4)

<10-2

Intravenous drug use

No

21 (95.5)

2046 (99.8)

 
 

Yes

1 (4.5)

3 (0.2)

0.04

Tattooing

No

20 (86.9)

1874 (89.4)

 
 

Yes

3 (13.1)

222 (10.6)

0.45

Aminotransferase (ALT)

Normal

22 (88.0)

2055 (97.7)

 
 

Abnormal

3 (12.0)

47 (2.3)

0.02

Aminotransferase(AST)

Normal

16 (64.0)

1832 (87.1)

 
 

Abnormal

9 (36.0)

270 (12.9)

<10-2