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Table 6 Factors associated with HCV antibody positivity among PWID in multivariate logistic regression model

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

Variables in the final model

AOR (95% CI)

P value

Age group

 < 25

Reference

 

 25–34

1.85 (1.06–7.92)

0.009

 ≥ 35

2.67 (1.24–5.71)

0.001

Ethnic group

 Khmer

Reference

 

 Vietnamese

5.44 (2.25–13.14)

< 0.001

Living arrangement

 With family or relatives

Reference

 

 In the street (homeless)

3.01 (1.29–7.04)

0.01

 In own dwelling

0.64 (0.20–2.03)

0.45

 With friends

0.15 (0.46–10.07)

0.33

Having been sent to a drug rehabilitation center in the past 12 months

 No

Reference

 

 Yes

2.67 (1.21–5.90)

0.02

Having received methadone maintenance therapy in the past 12 months

 

 No

Reference

 

 Yes

3.02 (1.32–6.92)

0.009

HIV testing result

 Negative

Reference

 

 Positive

3.80 (1.58–9.12)

< 0.001

  1. AOR adjusted odds ratio, CI confidence interval, HCV hepatitis C virus, HIV human immunodeficiency virus, PWID people who inject drugs
  2. Age, gender, marital status, education level, income, and variables associated with HIV infection in the bivariate analyses at a level of p < 0.05 were simultaneously included in the model