Table 1 Comparison of sociodemographic characteristics by HCV Infection among PWID in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Variable | Category | n (%) | HCV infection | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Positive n (%) | Negative n (%) | ||||
Age groups (years) | 15–24 | 54 (8.84) | 4 (7.41) | 50 (92.59) | 0.181 |
Sex | 25–34 | 267 (83 | 42 (15.91) | 222 (84.09) | |
35 and above | 29 (47.46) | 50 (17.42) | 237 (82.58) | ||
Male | 576 (94.27) | 91 (15.91) | 481 (84.09) | 0.908 | |
Female | 35 (5.73) | 5 (15.15) | 29 (84.85) | ||
Occupation | None | 61 (9.98) | 14 (23.33) | 46 (76.67) | 0.082 |
Petty/self-employed | 450 (73.65) | 72 (16.14) | 374 (83.86) | ||
Employed | 100 (16.37) | 10 (10.10) | 89 (89.90) | ||
Education level | No formal | 32 (5.23) | 5 (16.13) | 26 (83.87) | 0.999 |
Primary | 446 (73.00) | 70 (15.84) | 372 (84.87) | ||
Secondary and above | 133 (21.77) | 21 (15.91) | 111 (84.09) | ||
Marital Status | Never married | 323 (52.86) | 47 (14.46) | 274 (85.36) | 0.117 |
Married/cohabiting | 115 (18.82) | 14 (12.28) | 100 (87.72) | ||
Divorced/separated | 173 (28.31) | 35 (20.59) | 135 (79.41) | ||
Time lived in Dar es Salaam | Born and raised | 437 (71.52) | 65 (15.05) | 367 (84.95) | 0.382 |
Not born | 174 (28.48) | 31 (17.92) | 142 (82.08) | ||
Income past month (TZS) | < 50,000 | 116 (18.99) | 14 (12.07) | 102 (87.93) | 0.175 |
50,000–120,000 | 145 (23.73) | 25 (17.36) | 119 (82.64) | ||
121,000–200,000 | 95 (15.55) | 10 (10.64) | 84 (89.36) | ||
> 200,000 | 255 (41.73) | 47 (18.73) | 204 (81.27) | ||
Currently living with | Alone | 181 (29.62) | 30 (16.67) | 150 (83.33) | 0.434 |
Family | 297 (48.61) | 51 (17.41) | 242 (82.59) | ||
Partner | 101 (16.53) | 12 (12.00) | 88 (88.00) | ||
Friends | 32 (5.24) | 3 (9.38) | 29 (90.63) | ||