Table 3 Bivariate analysis of HCV Risks and SEIFA Economic Resources Index in South Australia 2010–2016

 History of imprisonment

1.55 (1.44–1.66)

0.29 (0.25–0.34)

< 0.001

 Non-Employment

1.33 (1.21–1.46)

0.16 (0.11–0.20)

< 0.001

 IDU previous 24 months

1.30 (1.21–1.39)

0.15 (0.11–0.19)

< 0.001

 Injecting Drug Use

1.20 (1.10–1.30)

0.11 (0.06–0.15)

< 0.001

 Indigenous Australian

1.24 (1.11–1.39)

0.15(0.07–0.23)

< 0.001

 Sex partner same sex HCV

1.22 (0.82–1.84)

0.14 (− 0.16–0.44)

0.419

 Perinatal

1.09 (0.73–1.63)

0.06 (− 0.21–0.32)

0.692

 Needle Stick Injury (HCW)

2.27 (1.73–2.97)

0.49 (−0.26–0.72)

0.005

 Blood Products in Australia

1.57 (1.24–1.98)

0.22 (0.08–0.35)

0.001

 Healthcare related exposure

1.36 (1.14–1.63)

0.136 (0.05–0.22)

0.002

 Tattoos

1.26 (1.10–1.44)

0.09 (− 0.38–0.15)

< 0.001

 Needle Stick Injury (non-HCW)

1.29 (0.94–1.80)

0.114 (− 0.05–0.28)

0.154

 Piercing (only from 2005)

1.22 (0.94–1.59)

0.09 (−0.38–0.21)

0.167

 Blood Products (not Australian)

1.20 (0.90–1.61)

0.08 (−0.05–0.21)

0.237

 Sex partner (opposite sex) has HCV

1.17 (0.95–1.44)

0.065(−0.03–0.16)

0.154

 Australian origin^a

1.09 (0.99–1.21)

0.04 (−0.01–0.08)

0.088

 Household Contact

1.05 (0.87–1.26)

0.19 (−0.06–0.09)

0.615