Table 3 Factors related to HCV infection among HIV-infected patients on ART at Mekelle hospital in northern Ethiopia in the bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis (n = 439)

Gender

 Male

7 (4.5)

148 (95.5)

1.45 (.53–3.96)

–

 Female

9 (3.2)

275 (96.8)

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Occupation

 Employed

2 (1.0)

97 (99.0)

0.25 (0.02–4.1)

–

 Merchant

3 (3.7)

78 (96.3)

0.61 (0.05–6.99)

–

 Others^a

6 (4.5)

128 (95.5)

0.93 (0.11–8.31)

–

 House wife

4 (4.0)

96 (96.0)

1.81 (0.21–15.3)

–

 Farmer

1 (4.0)

24 (96.0)

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History of CNCDs

 Yes

2 (12.5)

14 (97.5)

3.88 (0.81–18.6)

10.6 (1.61–70.3)

 No

14 (3.3)

408 (96.7)

Ref

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History of STIs

 Yes

6 (10.5)

51 (89.5)

4.37 (1.53–12.5)

5.21 (1.39–19.5)

 No

10 (2.6)

372 (97.4)

Ref

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