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Table 2 Multiple regression analysis of risk factors associated with HCV exposure in homeless men in Central Brazil

From: Exposure to hepatitis C virus in homeless men in Central Brazil: a cross-sectional study

Risk factors

Adjusteda PRb (95.0% CI)c

p

Age (years)

1.07 (1.01–1.12)

0.008

Absence of family life

4.45 (1.39–14.3)

0.012

Injection drug use

19.2 (6.01–61.3)

<0.001

Blood transfusion history

0.91 (0.19–4.37)

0.913

Number of sexual partners

1.07 (1.04–1.11)

<0.001

STI history

3.34 (1.14–9.75)

0.027

  1. aAdjusted for age, family life, blood transfusion history, injection drug use, number of sexual partners in the last year and STI history; bPrevalence ratio; c95% confidence interval; R2: 0.367