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Table 3 Evaluation of clustering of HCV seropositivity within houses that participated in the schistosomiasis treatment campaigns, Kalama, Egypt 1995.

From: Further evidence for association of hepatitis C infection with parenteral schistosomiasis treatment in Egypt

 

Houses with treatmenta

Houses with no treatmentb

Number of Houses

36

132

HCV infections

94

227

Odds Ratio for Clustering

1.76

1.37

95% Confidence Interval

1.05 – 2.95c

0.92 – 2.05d

  1. aHouses that had one or more members reporting a diagnosis of schistosomiasis and having received treatment with injections b Houses with no member being treated with injections for schistosomiasis c p = 0.03 d p = 0.12