Table 2 Risk factors associated with HCV infection based on EIA (model 1) and PCR (model 2) results
Risk factors | Model 1 | Model 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
OR (CI 95%) | p-value | OR (CI 95%) | p-value | |
Age (≥ 35 years) | 2.3 (1.1 - 3.9) | < 0.01 | 2.1 (1.2 - 4.4) | 0.02 |
Tattoos | 2.8 (1.2 - 4.1) | < 0.01 | 8.2 (3.9 - 17.2) | < 0.01 |
Use of a needle or syringe sterilized at home | 1.7 (1.1 - 3.4) | 0.02 | 2.3 (1.4 - 3.1) | < 0.01 |
Shared use of drug paraphernalia | 5.6 (1.8 - 9.5) | < 0.01 | 4.1 (1.9 - 8.4) | < 0.01 |
Uses drugs for more than 5 years | 3.3 (1.9 - 4.5) | < 0.01 | 3.0 (1.6 - 6.3) | < 0.01 |
Use of drugs everyday | 2.5 (1.4 - 3.7) | < 0.01 | 3.8 (1.1 - 6.5) | 0.01 |