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Table 5 Major risk factor categories HIV/HCV co-infection, BC January 1, 1995- December 31st, 2008

From: HCV co-infection in HIV positive population in British Columbia, Canada

MALES

 

HCV first (%)

n = 559

HIV/HCV Same (%)

n = 325

HIV first (%)

n = 265

All

n = 1,149

IDU

436 (78.0)

247 (76.0)

154 (58.1)

837 (72.8)

MSM

17 (3.0)

13 (4.0)

32 (12.1)

62 (5.4)

MSM/IDU

38 (6.8)

18 (5.5)

15 (5.7)

71 (6.2)

Heterosexual Contact

35 (6.3)

26 (8.0)

33 (12.1)

94 (8.2)

Nil identified/Unknown

28 (5.0)

18 (5.5)

28 (10.6)

74 (6.4)

Other

5 (0.9)

3 (0.9)

3 (1.1)

11 (1.0)

FEMALES

    
 

HCV first (%)

n = 313

HIV/HCV Same (%)

n = 120

HIV first (%)

n = 112

All

n = 545

IDU

266 (85.0)

100 (83.3)

81 (72.3)

447 (82.0)

Heterosexual Contact

32 (10.2)

14 (11.7)

22 (19.6)

68 (12.5)

Nil identified/Unknown

13 (4.2)

5 (4.2)

9 (8.0)

27 (5.0)

Other

2 (0.6)

1 (0.8)

0 (0.0)

3 (0.6)