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Table 1 Hepatitis C virus and HIV co-infection among pregnant women attending ante-natal clinics in Rwanda, 2011

From: Hepatitis C virus and HIV co-infection among pregnant women in Rwanda

Characteristics

Total

Hepatitis C prevalence

HIV co-infection proportion among HCV Ab- positive

N

n

%

[95% C.I]

n

%

[95% C.I]

Age group

 15–24

4,669

109

2.3

[1.91–2.77]

1

0.9

[-0.78–2.38]

 25–49 yrs

8,160

226

2.8

[2.41–3.13]

12

5.3

[1.76–6.19]

Marital status

 Single

1,438

35

2.4

[1.64–3.23]

1

2.9

[-1.94–5.78]

 Married/Cohabiting

11,166

291

2.7

[2.32–2.92]

11

3.8

[1.30–4.94]

 Divorced/Separated/Widow

207

8

3.9

[1.22–6.51]

1

12.5

[-5.47–15.47]

Education

 Illiterate/Primary

11,319

305

2.7

[2.40–2.99]

12

3.9

[1.40–4.99]

 Secondary/University

1,468

26

1.8

[1.96–2.45]

1

3.8

[-2.25–6.55]

Employment

 Salaried(Salaried employee + Housemaids)

505

6

1.2

[0.24–2.14]

1

16.7

[-26.18–59.60]

 Non-salaried

12,268

326

2.7

[2.37–2.94]

12

3.7

[1.27–4.49]

Residence

 Rural

6,416

151

2.4

[1.98–2.73]

4

2.6

[0.77–6.76]

 Urban

6,487

184

2.8

[2.43–3.25]

9

4.9

[1.17–4.75]

Number of Pregnancies

 1 Pregnancya

3,886

100

2.6

[2.75–3.72]

0

0.0

 

 2-3 pregnancies

4,944

130

2.6

[2.18–3.76]

8

6.2

[1.25–6.67]

 4-5 pregnancies

2,384

61

2.6

[1.92–3.19]

4

6.6

[0.84–7.26]

  > = 6 pregnancies

1,356

38

2.8

[1.92–3.68]

1

2.6

[-3.62–1.51]

HIV status

 Negative

12,463

322

2.6

[2.36–2.86]

-

-

-

 Positive

429

13

3.0

[1.42–4.66]

13

100

 

Total

12,903

335

2.6

[2.32–2.87]

13

3.9

[1.40–4.66]

  1. aIncluding the current one
  2. Note: The denominator for co-infection is HCV Ab-positive