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Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics of HCV antibody positive and negative PWID

From: Prevalence of and risk factors for hepatitis C virus antibody among people who inject drugs in Cambodia: a national biological and behavioral survey

Socio-demographic characteristics

Total (n = 286)

HCV antibody test result

Positive (n = 87)

Negative (n = 199)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

P valuea

Living in an urban community

263 (92.0)

87 (100.0)

176 (88.4)

< 0.001

Male gender

207 (72.4)

66 (75.9)

141 (70.9)

0.38

Age group

< 0.001

 18–24

54 (18.9)

1 (1.1)

53 (26.6)

 

 25–34

122 (42.7)

43 (49.4)

79 (39.7)

 

 ≥ 35

110 (38.5)

43 (49.4)

67 (33.7)

 

Ethnic group

< 0.001

 Khmer

227 (79.6)

47 (54.0)

180 (90.9)

 

 Vietnamese

58 (20.4)

40 (46.0)

18 (9.1)

 

Current marital status

0.44

 Never married

114 (39.9)

30 (34.5)

84 (42.2)

 

 Married

115 (40.2)

37 (42.5)

78 (39.2)

 

 Widowed/divorced/separated

57 (19.9)

20 (23.0)

37 (18.6)

 

Level of formal education completed

0.009

 Primary (0–6 years)

164 (57.3)

61 (70.1)

103 (51.8)

 

 Secondary school (7–9 years)

68 (23.8)

17 (19.5)

51 (25.6)

 

 High school or higher (≥ 10 years)

54 (18.9)

9 (10.3)

45 (22.6)

 

Living arrangement

< 0.001

 On the street (homeless)

77 (26.9)

47 (54.0)

30 (15.1)

 

 With family or relatives at home

114 (39.9)

21 (24.1)

93 (46.7)

 

 In own dwelling

52 (15.0)

8 (9.2)

44 (22.1)

 

 With friends

15 (5.2)

6 (6.9)

9 (4.5)

 

 Other

28 (9.8)

5 (5.7)

23 (11.6)

 

Main occupation

0.41

 Unemployed

37 (12.9)

11 (12.6)

26 (13.1)

 

 Entertainment worker

30 (10.5)

7 (8.0)

23 (11.6)

 

 Office worker

75 (26.2)

29 (33.3)

46 (23.1)

 

 Laborer/farmer

106 (37.1)

28 (32.2)

78 (39.2)

 

 Other

38 (13.3)

12 (13.8)

26 (13.1)

 

Average monthly income in the past 6 months (US$)

0.53

 < 100

105 (36.7)

33 (37.9)

72 (36.2)

 

 100–199

120 (42.0)

39 (44.8)

81 (40.7)

 

 ≥ 200

61 (21.3)

15 (17.2)

46 (23.1)

 
  1. HCV hepatitis C virus, PWID people who inject drugs
  2. aChi-square (or Fisher’s exact test when a cell count was smaller than 5) was used