| Characteristics | Number tested | HCV Ab positive N (%) £ | HCV Ab negative N (%) ¥ | OR (95% IC) | P value | Adjusted OR | Adjusted P-value |
| Gender |
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| Male Female | 883 | 38 (95) | 845 (93.8) | 1.21 (0.28 - 5.16) | 0.787 | 1.12 (0.22 - 5.59) | 0.892 |
| 56 | 2 (5) | 56 (6.2) |
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| Age (years) |
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| [10 - 19] | 58 | 0 (0) | 58 (0) | 0.39 (0.11 - 2.97) | 0.319 |
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| [20 - 29] | 271 | 2 (5) | 269 (28.8) | 0.56 (0.11 - 2.17) | 0.551 |
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| [30 - 39] | 385 | 13 (32.5) | 372 (41.3) | 0.79 (0.32 - 2.21) | 0.261 |
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| [40 - 49] | 148 | 8 (20) | 140 (15.5) | 2.27 (0.3 - 22.21) | 0.465 |
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| ≥50 | 78 | 17 (42.5) | 61 (6.7) | 4.069 (1.90 - 8.68) | 0.001 | 3.89 (1.56 - 9.68) | 0.003 |
| Level of education |
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| Never to primary | 628 | 29 (72.5) | 599 (66.5) | 1.32 (0.65 - 2.68) | 0.433 |
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| Secondary and above | 311 | 11 (27.5) | 30 (3.3) |
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| Duration of incarceration (months) |
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| >12 | 465 | 33 (82.5) | 432 (48) | 5.05 (2.12 - 11.54) | <0.001 | 5.17 (2.16 - 12.35) | 0.002 |
| ≤12 | 471 | 7 (17.5) | 463 (51.4) |
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| Number of incarcerations |
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| ≥2 | 250 | 9 (22.5) | 241 (26.7) | 0.79 (0.37 - 1.69) | 0.54 | 0.443 (0.19 - 1.011) | 0.57 |
| 1 | 690 | 31 (77.5) | 660 (73.1) |
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