Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the samples (N = 845)
Variables | Hepatitis B infection | Hepatitis C infection | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Negative | Positive | Negative | Positive | |
N (%) | N (%) | |||
Gender | χ 2 = 2.16 | χ 2 = 0.01 | ||
Female | 332 (89.0) | 41 (11.0) | 320 (85.8) | 53 (14.2) |
Male | 404 (85.5) | 68 (14.4) | 406 (86.0) | 66 (14.0) |
Age (years) Mean ± SD | 51.5 ± 14.7 | χ 2 = 11.76** | 62.5 ± 15.7 | χ 2 = 24.63*** |
~ 39 | 184 (87.2) | 27 (12.8) | 198 (93.8) | 13 (6.2) |
40 ~ 64 | 307 (83.2) | 62 (16.8) | 321 (87.0) | 48 (13.0) |
≥ 65 | 245 (92.5) | 20 (7.5) | 207 (78.1) | 58 (21.9)a |
Disability classification | χ 2 = 1.21 | χ 2 = 7.16* | ||
Physical | 243 (88.0) | 33 (12.0) | 231 (83.7) | 45 (16.3) |
Intellectual | 193 (85.0) | 34 (15.0) | 207 (91.2) | 20 (8.8) |
Multiple disabilities | 300 (87.7) | 42 (12.3) | 288 (84.2) | 54 (15.8) |
Education | χ 2 = 0.84 | χ 2 = 16.36*** | ||
≤ Primary school | 378 (88.1) | 51 (11.9) | 348 (81.1) | 81 (18.9) |
≥ Middle school | 356 (86.0) | 58 (14.0) | 376 (90.8) | 38 (9.2) |
Occupation | χ 2 = 0.11 | χ 2 = 5.09* | ||
With job | 207 (87.7) | 29 (12.3) | 213 (90.3) | 23 (9.7) |
Without job | 529 (86.9) | 80 (13.1) | 513 (84.2) | 96 (15.8) |
Marital statusa | χ 2 = 6.48* | χ 2 = 13.56*** | ||
Single | 269 (85.4) | 46 (14.6) | 288 (91.4) | 27 (8.6) |
Married | 371 (89.8) | 42 (10.2) | 344 (83.3) | 69 (16.7) |
Others | 94 (81.7) | 21 (18.3) | 92 (80.0) | 23 (20.0) |
Living arrangement | χ 2 = 0.06 | χ 2 = 0.22 | ||
With families | 580 (87.0) | 87 (13.0) | 575 (86.2) | 92 (13.8) |
Other | 156 (87.6) | 22 (12.4) | 151 (84.8) | 27 (15.2) |