Table 2 Prevalence of chronic HBV infection (HBsAg positive) and serological evidence of past or present HCV infection (anti-HCV positive) according to selected characteristics, Bhutan, 2017
From: Prevalence of HBV and HCV infections, Bhutan, 2017: Progress and next steps
Outcome | Past exposure to formal or traditional health care | Prevalence among persons with the characteristic | Prevalence among persons without the characteristic | Prevalence Ratio [95% CI] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | Positive | % [95% CI] | N | Positive | % [95% CI] | |||
Chronic HBV infection (HBsAg-positive) | Village health worker | 13 | 0 | – | 762 | 15 | 2.0 [1.0–4.1] | – |
Health care worker | 13 | 0 | – | 762 | 15 | 2.0 [1.0–4.1] | – | |
Traditional healer | 5 | 0 | – | 764 | 15 | 2.0 [1.0–4.1] | – | |
Blood transfusion | 59 | 1 | 1.7 [0.2–12.3] | 713 | 14 | 2.0 [1.0–4.3] | 0.8 [0.1–7.8] | |
Invasive treatment by healer | 156 | 6 | 3.7 [1.6–8.3] | 550 | 7 | 1.4 [0.5–3.7] | 2.6 [0.7–9.6] | |
Serological evidence of past or present HCV infection (anti-HCV) | Village health worker | 13 | 0 | – | 762 | 3 | 0.2 [0.1–0.7] | – |
Health care worker | 13 | 0 | – | 762 | 3 | 0.2 [0.1–0.7] | – | |
Traditional healer | 5 | 0 | – | 764 | 3 | 0.2 [0.1–0.7] | – | |
Blood transfusion | 59 | 0 | – | 713 | 3 | 0.2 [0.1–0.8] | – | |
Invasive treatment by healer | 156 | 2 | 0.9 [0.2–3.7] | 550 | 1 | 0.1 [0.0–0.6] | 12.6 [1.0–160.0] | |