Prevalence, genotypes and factors associated with HCV infection among prisoners in Northeastern Brazil

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World Journal of Gastroenterology

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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 7, 2011; 17(25): 3027-3034
Published online Jul 7, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i25.3027

Table 6 Multivariate logistic regression of characteristics associated with positive serology for anti-hepatitis C virus

Characteristic	Crude odds ratio	Adjusted odds ratio	95%CI	P-value
Injecting drug user	24.8	23.3	6.0-90.8	0.0000
History of household contact with HCV carrier	10.2	14.1	2.3-85.4	0.004
Previous syphilis	6.9	9.8	1.7-55.2	0.009
Age > 30 yr	5.6	5.5	1.1-29.2	0.043

Hosmer-Lemeshow test (P = 0.420). HCV: Hepatitis C virus; CI: Confidence interval.

Citation: Santos BFO, Santana NO, Franca AVC. Prevalence, genotypes and factors associated with HCV infection among prisoners in Northeastern Brazil. World J Gastroenterol 2011; 17(25): 3027-3034
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v17/i25/3027.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v17.i25.3027