Table 4 Risk factors associated with prevalence of anti-HCV antibody using ELISA test among study participants in Gambella, Ethiopia, 2018 (n = 453)
Variables | Total (%) | Anti-HCV Positive (%) | COR | CI (95%) | P-Value | AOR | CI (95%) | P-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 83 (18.3) | 4 (4.8) | 1.00 | Â | Â | 1.00 | Â | Â |
Female | 370 (81.7) | 5 (1.4) | 0.27 | 0.07–1.03 | 0.055 | 0.29 | 0.07–1.17 | 0.083 | |
Age category | > 41 | 115 (25.4) | 1 (0.01) | 1.00 |  |  |  |  |  |
30–41 | 107 23.6) | 3 (2.8) | 3.28 | 2.02–9.54 | 0.017 | 3.20 | 2.78–8.11 | 0.020 | |
18–29 | 231 (51.0) | 5 (2.2) | 2.52 | 1.81–6.36 | 0.002 | 2.47 | 1.83–7.40 | 0.003 | |
Multi sex partners | No | 106 (23.4) | 2 (1.9) | 1.00 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 347 (76.6) | 7 (2.0) | 1.07 | 0.21–5.23 | 0.933 |  |  |  | |
Exchange sharp Material | No | 389 (85.9) | 8 (2.1) | 1.00 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 64 (14.1) | 1 (1.6) | 0.75 | 0.09–6.14 | 0.794 |  |  |  | |