Table 4 Prevalence of Hepatitis C virus antibody per demographic characteristics of participants (n = 935), Cambodia, 2016
Characteristics | PLWHA (N = 425) | P | Pregnant women (N = 510) | Pa | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anti HCV positive | Anti HCV positive | |||||
n/N | % | n/N | % | |||
Education | ||||||
No formal schooling/less than or primary school | 15/198 | 7.58 | 0.85 | 4/231 | 1.73 | 0.39 |
Secondary school | 6/100 | 6.00 | 1/148 | 0.68 | ||
High school/University or higher | 8/127 | 6.30 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
Marital status | ||||||
Never married | 2/37 | 5.41 | 0.84 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
Currently married | 20/272 | 7.35 | 5/499 | 1.00 | ||
Separated/divorced/Widow | 7/116 | 6.03 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
Main occupation | ||||||
Employee (Government/Non-government) | 8/111 | 7.21 | 0.59 | 0/110 | 0.00 | 0.71 |
Retired/unemployed/home duties | 7/76 | 9.21 | 1/129 | 0.78 | ||
Farmer/self-employed/others | 14/238 | 5.88 | 4/271 | 1.48 | ||
Ever received intra-muscular injection in the past 5 years | ||||||
No | 12/229 | 5.24 | 0.16 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.59 |
Yes | 17/196 | 8.67 | 5/419 | 1.19 | ||
Ever received blood transfusion in the past 5 years | ||||||
No | 28/413 | 6.78 | 0.83 | 5/506 | 0.99 | 1.00 |
Yes | 1/12 | 8.33 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
Ever visited dental clinic in the past 5 years | ||||||
No | 12/222 | 5.41 | 0.23 | 4/303 | 1.32 | 0.65 |
Yes | 17/203 | 8.37 | 1/207 | 0.48 | ||
Ever received intravenous medication injection in the past 5 years | ||||||
No | 1/95 | 1.05 | 0.01 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.33 |
Yes | 28/330 | 8.48 | 5/368 | 1.36 | ||
Having a family member positive for HCV | ||||||
No | 20/394 | 5.08 | < 0.001 | 5/490 | 1.02 | 1.00 |
Yes | 9/31 | 29.03 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
Geographic area | ||||||
Battambang (West) | 2/75 | 2.67 | 0.031 | 2/165 | 1.21 | 0.810 |
Siem Reap (Northwest) | 1/75 | 1.33 | 2/135 | 1.48 | ||
Phreah Sihanouk ( Southwest) | 3/25 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
Phnom Penh (Central) | 23/250 | 9.20 | 1/180 | 0.56 | ||