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Table 4 The frequencies of risk factors in HCV mono- and HIV/HCV co-infected IDUs

From: Comparison of HCV viral load and its genotype distributions in HCV mono- and HIV/HCV co-infected illicit drug users

Illicit drug usersa

HIV/HCV co-infected patients

HCV mono-infected patients

With none other risk factor

5 (4.8%)

191 (33%)

IDU + 1 another risk factor

46 (44.2%)

301 (52%)

IDU+ 2 other risk factors

26 (25.0%)

39 (6.7%)

IDU+ 3 other risk factors

8 (7.7%)

Not determined

IDU+ 4 other risk factors

13 (12.5%)

Not determined

IDU+ more than 4 risk factors

6 (5.8%)

Not determined

Totally

104 (100%)

531 (100%)

  1. aAccording to the text, risk factors comprise imprisonment, tattooing, having multiple sex partner and alcohols drinking. All of the cases in the study were drug users with or without injection history with up to 4 risk factors
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