Table 2: Association of anti-HCV seroprevalence with some study characteristic of participants.

Variables HCV-ELISA
Child Positive (%) Negative (%) Total (%) χ2 p-value
Sex
Male
Female
20 (7.4)
30 (11.1)
86 (31.9)
134 (49.6)
106 (39.3)
164 (60.7)
0.014 0.514
Age
0-6 months
7-11 months
12-23 months (1 yr)
24-35 months (2 yrs)
36-47 months (3 yrs)
48-59 months (4 yrs)
60-71 months (5yrs)
1 (0.4)
2 (0.7)
1 (0.4)
10 (3.7)
8 (3.0)
15 (5.6)
13 (4.8)
4 (1.5)
16 (5.9)
3 (1.1)
52 (19.3)
39 (14.4)
65 (24.1)
41 (15.2)
5 (1.9)
18 (6.7)
4 (1.5)
62 (23)
47 (17.4)
80 (29.6)
54 (20.0)
2.099 0.914
Guardian/Parent
Level of Education
Non-formal College/University
Postgraduate
12 (4.4)
32 (11.9)
6 (2.2)
67 (24.8)
103 (38.1)
50 (18.5)
79 (29.3)
135 (50.0)
56 (20.7)
5.246 0.073
Marital Status
Married
Separated
Single
Divorce
38 (14.1)
0 (0.0)
12 (4.4)
0 (0.0)
177 (65.6)
3 (1.1)
38 (14.1)
2 (0.7)
215 (79.6)
3 (1.1)
50 (18.5)
2 (0.7)
2.234 0.525