Table 1 Association between risk factors and hepatitis C virus (HCV) co-infection among 218 self-declared non-injection drug using women with HIV in the Republic of Georgia
HCV Positive | Bivariate analysis | Multivariate analysis* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total N | N | % | PR (95% CI) | PR (95% CI) | |
Demographic Characteristics | |||||
Age | |||||
18-34 | 150 | 25 | 16.7 | 1.6 (0.7, 3.6) | |
≥35 | 68 | 7 | 10.3 | ||
Education | |||||
No degree | 147 | 21 | 14.3 | 0.9 (0.5, 1.8) | |
College/university degree | 71 | 11 | 15.5 | ||
Employment | |||||
Unemployed | 163 | 27 | 16.6 | 1.8 (0.7, 4.5) | |
Employed | 55 | 5 | 9.1 | ||
Marital status | |||||
Not married | 57 | 8 | 14.0 | 0.9 (0.4, 1.9) | 1.3 (0.6, 2.7) |
Married | 161 | 24 | 14.9 | ||
Internally displaced | |||||
Yes | 29 | 4 | 13.8 | 0.9 (0.4, 2.5) | |
No | 189 | 28 | 14.8 | ||
Medical Care | |||||
History of surgery | |||||
Yes | 98 | 14 | 14.3 | 0.9 (0.5, 1.8) | 0.8 (0.4, 1.7) |
No | 120 | 18 | 15.0 | ||
History of STI | |||||
Yes | 59 | 8 | 13.6 | 0.9 (0.4, 1.9) | 1.3 (0.6, 2.7) |
No | 159 | 24 | 15.1 | ||
Personal Risk Behaviors | |||||
Sex work | |||||
Yes | 14 | 1 | 7.1 | 0.5 (0.1, 3.2) | |
No | 204 | 31 | 15.2 | ||
Number of sexual partners | |||||
> 1 partner | 70 | 10 | 14.3 | 0.9 (0.5, 1.9) | |
1 partner | 148 | 22 | 14.9 | ||
Partner Related Factors | |||||
Partner risk factor | |||||
IDU documented | 149 | 29 | 19.5 | 4.5 (1.4, 14.2) | |
IDU not documented | 69 | 3 | 4.4 | ||
Partner HIV status | |||||
HIV positive | 185 | 31 | 16.8 | 5.5 (0.8, 39.1) | |
HIV negative/no regular partner | 33 | 1 | 3.0 | ||
Partner HCV status | |||||
HCV positive | 147 | 30 | 20.4 | 7.2 (1.8, 29.5) | 8.1 (1.9, 34.0) |
HCV negative/no regular partner | 71 | 2 | 2.8 | ||