Table 1 Sociodemographic Characteristics of the Study population
Number | Percentage (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Female | 252 | 82.35 |
Male | 54 | 17.65 | |
Age | < 30 | 156 | 50.98 |
[30-50[ | 111 | 36.27 | |
> 50 | 39 | 12.74 | |
Matrimonial status | Single | 129 | 42.16 |
Married | 168 | 54.90 | |
Widow (er) | 09 | 2.94 | |
Knowledge about the disease | Yes | 255 | 83.33 |
No | 51 | 16.67 | |
history of blood transfusion | Yes | 12 | 3.92 |
No | 294 | 96.08 | |
Regular use of condoms | Yes | 21 | 6.86 |
No | 285 | 93.14 | |
HCV history in the neighbourhood | Yes | 63 | 20.58 |
No | 243 | 79.41 | |
Number of sex partners | Mono-partnership | 261 | 85.29 |
Multi-partnership | 45 | 14.71 | |
Sterilisation of hairdressing materials | Yes | 159 | 51.96 |
No | 147 | 48.04 | |
Alcohol consumption | Yes | 228 | 74.51 |
No | 78 | 25.49 | |
History of sexually transmitted infections | Yes | 129 | 42.16 |
No | 177 | 57.84 | |
Clinical signs of hepatitis C | Yes | 294 | 90.20 |
No | 30 | 9.80 | |
Piercing | Yes | 09 | 2.94 |
No | 297 | 97.06 | |
Illicit Drug consumption | Yes | 00 | 00 |
No | 306 | 100 |