Variables

Viral Hepatitis C

Overall (n = 629)

Yes (n = %)

No (n = %)

P-value

Sex (female)

363 (57.71)

26 (7.16)

337 (92.84)

0.31

Age (yr, mean ± SD)

40.69 ± 15.14

46.13 ± 14.3

40.21 ± 15.48

0.007

Age (Years)

0.18

<18

22 (3.50)

0 (0)

22 (100)

18 - 30

166 (26.39)

8 (4.82)

158 (95.18)

31 - 40

114 (18.120

11 (9.65)

103 (90.35)

41 - 50

125 (19.87)

11 (8.80)

114 (91.20)

>50

202 (31.11)

21 (10.40)

181 (89.60)

Residence

0.82

Gitega

210 (33,39)

19 (9.09)

191 (90.95)

Rumonge

241 (38.31)

18 (7.47)

223 (92.53)

Cankuzo

178 (28.30)

14 (7.87)

164 (92.13)

Level of education

0.28

University

47 (7.50)

2 (4.26)

45 (95.74)

Secondary

198 (31.58)

16 (8.08)

182 (91.92)

Primary

228 (36.25)

15 (6.58)

213 (93.42)

Illiteracy

156 (24.80)

18 (11.54)

138 (88.46)

Marital status

0.05

Single

100 (15.92)

2 (2)

98 (98)

Married

440 (70.06)

42 (9.55)

398 (90.45)

Divorced

32 (5.10

3 (9.38)

29 (90.63)

Others

56 (8.92)

4 (7.14)

52 (92.86)

Occupation

0.78

Farmer

379 (60.25)

30 (7.92)

349 (92.08)

Government employee

200 (30.80)

17 (8.50)

183 (91.50)

Healthcare workers

14 (2.23)

1 (7.14)

13 (92.86)

NGO employee

13 (2.07)

2 (15.38)

11 (84.62)

Others

23 (3.66)

1 (4.35)

22 (95.65)

HIV positive

35 (5.56)

2 (5.71)

33 (94.29)

0.44

Medical and surgical history

460 (73.13)

43 (9.35)

417 (90.65)

0.06

Blood transfusion history

45 (7.15)

2 (4.44)

43 (95.56)

0.27

Traditional practices

0.14

Ear piercing

73 (11.61)

11 (15.07)

62 (84.93)

Nose piercing

12 (1.91)

0 (0)

12 (100)

Tattoo

17 (2.70)

1 (5.88)

16 (94.12)

Ear and nose piercing

7 (1.11)

1 (14.29)

6 (85.71)

None

520 (82.67)

38 (7.31)

482 (92.69)

Piercing instrument sharing

339 (53.90)

29 (8.55)

310 (91.45)

0.65