Table 1: Comparison between ICT and ELISA techniques in diagnosing HCV.

Test HCV- ELISA χ2 p-value
Positive (%) Negative (%) Total (%)
HCV-ICT Positive 19 (7.0) 0 (0.0) 19 (7.0) 89.93 0.000
Negative 31 (11.5) 220 (81.5) 251 (93.0)
Total 50 (18..5) 220 (81.5) 270 (100)

Legend: Legend: HCV: hepatitis C virus, HCV-ICT: immunochromatographic test strip for HCV, HCV-ELISA: enzyme linked immunosorbent assay for HCV, χ2: Chi-square, OR: odd ratio, CI: confidence interval. %: percentage.