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Table 3 Factors associated with HCV infection among HAART-experienced children at the UoGCSH, 2020

From: Seroprevalence of hepatitis B and C virus among highly active antiretroviral therapy experienced children in Gondar, Ethiopia

Variables

Category

HCV infection

COR (95% CI)

P-value

AOR (95% CI)

P-value

Yes N (%)

No N (%)

Sex

Female

4(3.3)

116(96.7)

1

   

Male

3(2.5)

118(97.5)

0.74(0.16–3.37)

0.694

  

Age

2–10

2(3.4)

57(96.6)

1

   

11–15

5(2.7)

177(97.3)

0.81(0.15–4.26)

0.799

  

WAZ grouped

Normal

5(2.2)

221(97.8)

1

 

1

 

Under weight

2(13.1)

13(86.7)

6.80(1.20–38.46)

0.030*

4.54(1.21–17.04)

0.025

BAZ grouped

Normal

5(2.5)

195(97.5)

1

   

Under weight

2(4.9)

39(95.1)

2.00(0.37–10.68)

0.417

  

HAZ grouped

Normal

3(2.2)

132(97.8)

1

   

Stunted

4(3.8)

102(96.2)

1.73(0.38–7.88)

0.482

  

Educational status

Secondary

1(3.3)

29(96.7)

1

 

1

 

Primary

3(1.6)

188(98.4)

0.46(0.04–4.60)

0.511

3.69(0.45–30.10)

0.223

No formal education

3(15)

17(85)

5.12(0.49–53.18)

0.172

2.99(0.16–55.70)

0.464

Family marital status

Married

1(0.8)

128(99.2)

1

 

1

 

Single

2(6.7)

28(93.3)

9.14(0.81–104.38)

0.075

1.18(0.29–4.78)

0.819

Widowed

4(4.9)

78(95.1)

6.56(0.72–59.800)

0.095

1.55(0.56–4.32)

0.400

Family educational status

Secondary and above

1(1.3)

77(98.7)

1

 

1

 

Primary

5(6.4)

73(93.6)

5.27(0.60–46.23)

0.133

1.02(0.34–3.05)

0.969

No formal education

1(1.2)

84(98.8)

0.92(0.06–14.91)

0.951

0.76(0.23–2.49)

0.649

Family size

2–4

6(3.5)

166(96.5)

1

   

5–8

1(1.4)

68(98.6)

0.407(0.05–3.44)

0.409

  

Viral load rate (at the time of data collection)

Not detected

2(1.8)

110(98.2)

1

   

 ≤ 1000

3(3.9)

74(96.1)

2.23(0.36–13.67)

0.386

  

 > 1000

2(3.8)

50(96.2)

2.20(0.30–16.07)

0.437