From: Hepatitis C virus infection and its associated factors among prisoners in a Nigerian prison
Characteristics | Frequency (%) | No reactive (%) | p value |
---|---|---|---|
Gender | |||
Male | 129 (90.8) | 40 (31.0) | 0.345* |
Female | 13 (9.2) | 2 (15.4) | Â |
Age (years) | |||
18–27 | 71 (50.0) | 19 (26.8) | 0.749* |
28–37 | 45 (31.7) | 16 (35.6) |  |
38–47 | 20 (14.1) | 5 (25.0) |  |
 ≥ 48 | 6 (4.2) | 2 (33.3) |  |
Marital status | |||
Married | 56 (39.4) | 18 (32.1) | 0.860* |
Single | 80 (56.3) | 23 (28.8) | Â |
Divorced | 2 (1.4) | 1 (50.0) | Â |
Separated | 2 (1.4) | 0 (0.0) | Â |
Widowed | 2 (1.4) | 0 (0.0) | Â |
Level of education | |||
Primary | 22 (15.5) | 11 (50.0) | 0.140* |
Secondary | 76 (53.5) | 19 (25.0) | Â |
Tertiary | 38 (26.8) | 10 (27.8) | Â |
Non-formal | 6 (4.2) | 2 (33.3) | Â |
Occupation | |||
Student | 57 (40.1) | 18 (31.6) | 0.323* |
Public servant | 17 (12.0) | 6 (35.3) | Â |
Business | 55 (38.7) | 12 (21.8) | Â |
Unemployed | 13 (9.2) | 6 (46.2) | Â |