Risk Factors | HCV POSITIVE % |
Use of Injection |
|
None | 3.7 |
<5/Year | 4.5 |
5 - 10/Year | 6.1 |
>10/Year | 8.3 |
Type of Syringe |
|
New Disposable Syringes | 3.5 |
Used Syringes | 6.8 |
Shaving |
|
Home | 7.5 |
Barber | 9.8 |
Sharing Tooth Brushes/Miswak | 8.4 |
Sharing Cigarettes/Hukahs/Biddi | 11.5 |
Tattooing/Acupuncture | 8.3 |
Nose/Ear Piercing | 5.8 |
History of Hospitalization | 9.8 |
History of Surgery | 10.1 |