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.