Characteristics | No of patients N (%) | HCV (Serology) | HCV (RT-PCR) | ||||
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Number of positives n (%) | Odds ratio (95% confidence interval) | P-value | Number of positives n (%) | Odds ratio (95% confidence interval) | P-value | ||
Overall total | 141 (100) | 12 (9) | Â | Â | 8 (6) | Â | Â |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
Males | 51 (36) | 8 (16) | 4.00 (1.1504–14.1029) 1 | 0.0290α | 3 (6) | 1.0625 (0.2432–4.6418) 1 | 1 |
Females | 90 (64) | 4 (4) | 5 (6) | ||||
Age group (years) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||
≤ 19 | 41 (29) | 4 (10) | 1.0811 (0.1819–6.4263) | 0.9999 | 3 (7) | 0.7895 (0.1218–5.1191) | 0.9999 |
20–29 | 49 (35) | 5 (10) | 1.1628 (0.2075–6.5166) | 1 | 1 (2) | 0.4468 (0.0267–7.4900) | 0.5329 |
30–39 | 22 (15) | 2 (9) | 1 | 1 | 1 (5) | 1 |  |
40–49 | 13 (9) | 1 (8) | 0.833 (0.0681–10.2021) | 0.9999 | 1 (8) | 0.833 (0.0681–10.2021) | 0.9999 |
 ≥ 50 | 17 (12) | 0 (0) | * | * | 2 (12) | * | * |
SCD type | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||
SS | 88 (62) | 7 (8) | 0.8469 (0.2548–2.8153) | 0.7664 | 5 (6) | 1.0241 (0.2347–4.4685) | 0.9999 |
SC | 47 (33) | 5 (11) | 1.4966 (0.4485–4.9942) | 0.5319 | 3 (6) | 1.2273 (0.2805–5.3703) | 0.9999 |
SD | 4 (3) | 0 (0) | * | Â | 0 (0) | * | Â |
SF | 2 (1) | 0 (0) | * | Â | 0 (0) | * | Â |
Blood transfusion | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||
Yes | 72 (51) | 4 (6) | 0.4485 (0.1286–1.5640) 1 | 0.2377 | 2 (3) | 0.3000 (0.0584–1.5646) 1 | 0.1599 |
No | 69 (49) | 8 (11) | Â | 6 (9) |