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Table 1 Socio-demographic and economic characteristics of the sample of people who used illicit drugs related to the status of HCV infection

From: Hepatitis C virus infection status and associated factors among a multi-site sample of people who used illicit drugs in the Amazon region

Characteristics

N

HCV infection

Active % (n)

Non-active % (n)

Total % (n)

Total sample

1666

23.0 (384)

11.6 (193)

34.6 (577)

Sex

 Male

1053

23.8 (251)

10.5 (111)

34.3 (362)

 Female

600

22.0 (132)

13.7 (82)

35.7 (214)

 Transgendered

13

7.7 (1)

0.0 (0)

7.7 (1)

Age

 18–29 years

893

21.1 (188)

13.1 (117)

34.2 (305)

 30–39 years

575

21.0 (121)

8.9 (51)

29.9 (172)

 40 + years

198

37.9 (75)

12.6 (25)

50.5 (100)

Origin

 Brazilian – Born in the Amazon region

1426

21.0 (299)

13.1 (187)

34.1 (486)

 Brazilian – Not born in the Amazon region

224

37.0 (83)

2.7 (6)

39.7 (89)

 Non-Brazilian

162

1.2 (2)

0.0 (0)

1.2 (2)

Colour/race

 White

564

27.3 (154)

9.2 (52)

36.5 (206)

 Non-white

1102

20.9 (230)

12.8 (141)

33.7 (371)

Sexual orientation

 Heterosexual

1507

23.0 (346)

11.8 (178)

34.8 (524)

 Same-sex (including bisexual)

159

23.9 (38)

9.4 (15)

33.3 (53)

Marital status

 Single, separated or widowed

1036

23.4 (242)

10.9 (113)

34.3 (355)

 Married or co-habitating

630

22.5 (142)

12.7 (80)

35.2 (222)

Education

 No formal education/some elementary school

1009

23.0 (232)

10.8 (109)

33.8 (341)

 Completed elementary school or higher

657

23.1 (152)

12.8 (84)

35.9 (236)

Monthly income

 Less than Brazilian minimum wage

1118

21.5 (241)

11.9 (133)

33.4 (374)

 More than Brazilian minimum wage

548

26.1 (143)

10.9 (60)

37.0 (203)

Income source

 Regular or irregular job

1039

21.4 (222)

9.7 (101)

31.1 (323)

 Social benefits/pension

221

14.0 (31)

17.2 (38)

31.2 (69)

 Criminal activity

406

32.3 (131)

13.3 (54)

45.6 (185)

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