Table 1 Factors associated with HCV infection in Brazilian long-distance truck drivers
From: Hepatitis C virus infection in Brazilian long-distance truck drivers
HCV | ORb | ORadjustedd | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variables | Pos/Totala | (%) | (95% CI)c | P | (95% CI) | P |
Age | ||||||
≤ 40 years | 3/330 | (0.9) | 1.0 | |||
> 40 years | 6/306 | (2.0) | 2.2 (0.5-8.8) | 0.32 | ||
Duration of profession | ||||||
≤ 10 years | 1/236 | (0.4) | 1.0 | |||
11-20 years | 5/200 | (2.5) | 6.0 (0.7-137.4) | 0.10 | ||
> 20 years | 3/200 | (1.5) | 3.6 (0.3-90.0) | 0.34 | ||
Days away from home | ||||||
≤ 15 | 1/124 | (0.8) | 1.0 | |||
> 15 | 8/512 | (1.6) | 1.9 (0.2-15.7) | 1.00 | ||
Blood transfusion | ||||||
No | 6/560 | (1.1) | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
Yes | 3/62 | (4.8) | 4.7 (1.1-19.2) | 0.05 | 6.4 (1.3-32.3) | 0.02 |
Sharing of personal hygiene tools | ||||||
No | 5/543 | (0.9) | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
Yes | 4/87 | (4.6) | 5.2 (1.4-19.7) | 0.03 | 5.0 (1.1-22.3) | 0.03 |
Illicit drug use | ||||||
No | 5/527 | (0.9) | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
Yes | 4/81 | (4.9) | 5.4 (1.4-20.6) | 0.02 | 6.8 (1.4-32.0) | 0.01 |
Tattoo/piercing | ||||||
No | 8/582 | (1.4) | 1.0 | |||
Yes | 1/54 | (1.9) | 1.3 (0.2-11.0) | 0.55 | ||
Incarceration | ||||||
No | 9/577 | (1.6) | ||||
Yes | 0/57 | (0.0) | - | 1.00 | ||
Sex with drug user | ||||||
No | 6/410 | (1.5) | 1.0 | |||
Yes | 1/61 | (1.6) | 1.1 (0.1-9.5) | 1.00 | ||
Sex with a sex worker | ||||||
No | 4/287 | (1.4) | 1.0 | |||
Yes | 5/349 | (1.4) | 1.0 (0.3-3.8) | 1.00 | ||
Sex with man | ||||||
No | 6/616 | (1.5) | ||||
Yes | 0/20 | (0.0) | - | 1.00 | ||
Condon use during the last sexual intercourse | ||||||
Yes | 4/307 | (1.3) | 1.0 | |||
No | 5/320 | (1.6) | 1.2 (0.3-4.5) | 1.00 | ||
Sexually transmitted infections | ||||||
No | 5/396 | (1.3) | 1.0 | |||
Yes | 3/219 | (1.4) | 1.1 (0.3-4.6) | 1.00 | ||
Number of sexual partner (last 6 months) | ||||||
≤ 1 | 5/365 | (1.4) | 1.0 | |||
2-5 | 2/191 | (1.0) | 0.8 (0.1-4.5) | 1.00 | ||
> 5 | 2/66 | (3.0) | 2.2 (0.3-13.4) | 0.29 | ||
HBV status | ||||||
Negative | 4/519 | (0.8) | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
Positive | 5/117 | (4.3) | 5.8 (1.5-22.0) | 0.01 | 5.0 (1.2-20.1) | 0.02 |