Table 1 Socio-demographics of study participants
Socio-demographics | % (n) |
|---|---|
Age (n = 202) | |
≤30 years | 14.8 (30) |
31–50 years | 22.3 (45) |
More than 50 years | 62.9 (127) |
Gender (n = 202) | |
Female | 43.6 (88) |
Male | 56.4 (114) |
Marital Status (n = 199) | |
Divorced | 2.5 (5) |
Married | 71.4 (142) |
Single | 7.5 (15) |
Widower | 18.6 (37) |
Education (n = 201) | |
Illiterate | 29.9 (60) |
Vocational school/college | 34.3 (69) |
Primary/secondary school | 13.4 (27) |
College degree | 22.4 (45) |
Occupation (n = 189) | |
Governmental employee | 19.5 (37) |
Private employee | 17.5 (33) |
Unemployed | 63 (119) |
Residency (n = 195) | |
Cairo | 45.1 (88) |
Other governorates | 54.9 (107) |
Are you a smoker (n = 199) | |
No | 84.9 (169) |
Yes | 15.1 (30) |
How did you know you have HCV (n = 198) | |
Accidently e.g. during routine checkup | 80.8 (160) |
Upon governmental/non-governmental screening | 19.2 (38) |
How long you are suffering from HCV (n = 199) | |
I don’t know | 10.5 (21) |
Less than 1 year | 19.6 (39) |
1–5 years | 33.2 (66) |
More than 5 years | 36.7 (73) |
Who provides you with treatment of HCV (n = 191) | |
I am treated in specialist charity institution | 55.0 (105) |
Governmental insurance | 11.5 (22) |
Private insurance | 33.5 (64) |