Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of Patients HCV positive and their Contacts.
From: Correlates of HCV seropositivity among familial contacts of HCV positive patients
Variables | HCV patients | Contacts | p * | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | HCV positive | HCV negative | Â |
Age (standard deviation) | 55,77 (15,197) | 50,52 (18,81) | 39,13 (19,05) | 0,07 |
Gender | ||||
Males | 105 (60.0%) | 8 (34,8%) | 93 (42,5%) | 0,447 |
Females | 70 (40,0%) | 15 (65,2%) | 126 (57,5%) | Â |
Province of residence | ||||
Caserta | 15 (8,6%) | Â | Â | Â |
Frosinone | 43 (24,6%) | Â | Â | Â |
Latina | 117 (65,4%) | Â | Â | Â |
Occupational Activity | ||||
Manager | 5 (2,9%) | 1 (4,3%) | 17 (7,8%) | 0,072 |
Non Manual skilled | 31 (17,7%) | 1 (4,3%) | 35 (16,1%) | Â |
Manual skilled | 73 (41,7%) | 10 (43,5%) | 79 (36,2%) | Â |
Unemployed/Student | 12 (6,9%) | 4 (17,4%) | 61 (28,0%) | Â |
Retired from work | 54 (30,9%) | 7 (30,4%) | 26 (11,9%) | Â |