Prevalence and associated factors of Hepatitis C virus and human immunodeficiency virus infections among voluntary counseling and testing clients attending private health facilities in Bahir Dar city, North West Ethiopia 2014.
Zena AmehaSenait TadesseAbate AssefaBelay TessemaPublished in: BMC research notes (2019)
A total of 382 study participants with the mean age of 25.43 years (SD = ± 6.87) were enrolled. Overall, 14 (3.7%) and 8 (2.1%) voluntary counseling and testing clients were positive for human immunodeficiency virus and Hepatitis C virus respectively. All Hepatitis C virus antibody positive individuals were males (3.8%). The sero-prevalence of Hepatitis C virus was significantly associated with the age group 41-50 years old (AOR = 65.65; 95% CI 4.57-943). Married study participants were also significantly associated with HIV infection (AOR = 7.92, 95% CI 1.32-47.31).