Table 3 Proportion of HIV, HCV, and HBV seropositive in relation to participants’ characteristics
Variables | HIV | HCV | HBV | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pos (%) | p-value | Pos (%) | p-value | Pos(%) | p-value | |
Age group (yrs) | 0.89 | 0.73 | 0.15 | |||
< 39 | 35(33.3) | 54(51.4) | 11 (10.5) | |||
≥ 39 | 39(34.2) | 56(49.1) | 6 (5.3) | |||
Sex | 0.13 | 0.26 | 0.38 | |||
Male | 60(36.6) | 86(52.4) | 11(6.7) | |||
Female | 14(25.5) | 24(43.6) | 6(10.9) | |||
Marital status | 0.01 | 0.25 | 0.39 | |||
Unmarried | 36(27.1) | 63(47.4) | 12(9.0) | |||
Married | 38(44.2) | 47(54.7) | 5 (5.8) | |||
Education level | 0.33 | 0.74 | 0.08 | |||
Low education | 43(31.4) | 70(51.1) | 14 (10.2) | |||
High education | 31(37.8) | 40(48.8) | 3 (3.7) | |||
Occupation | 0.39 | 0.58 | 0.98 | |||
Unemployed | 37(36.3) | 55(53.9) | 11(10.8) | |||
Employed | 20(37.0) | 26(48.1) | 6(11.1) | |||
Business | 17(27.0) | 29(46.0) | 0 (0.0) | |||
Monthly income (USD) | 0.17 | 0.63 | 0.51 | |||
≤ $45 | 47(37.6) | 61(48.8) | 11 (8.8) | |||
> $45 | 27(28.7) | 49(52.1) | 6 (6.4) | |||
Duration of injection | 0.18 | 0.01 | 0.053 | |||
≤ 3 years | 46(30.9) | 66(44.3) | 8 (5.4) | |||
> 3 years | 28(40.0) | 44(62.9) | 9 (12.9) | |||
Frequency of injection per day (last 6 months) | 0.76 | 0.48 | 0.12 | |||
≤ 3 times | 14(31.8) | 20(55.5) | 6(13.6) | |||
> 3 times | 60(34.3) | 90(51.4) | 11 (6.3) | |||
Needle sharing (last 6 months) | 0.03 | 0.84 | 0.59 | |||
No | 31 (27.0) | 57(49.6) | 10(8.7) | |||
Yes | 43(41.3) | 53(51.0) | 7 (6.7) | |||
Condom use (last 6 months) | 0.02 | 0.004 | 0.39 | |||
Never/irregular | 46(41.1) | 67(59.8) | 7 (6.2) | |||
Always | 28(26.2) | 43(40.2) | 10 (9.3) | |||