Prevalence, genotypes and factors associated with HCV infection among prisoners in Northeastern Brazil

Table 2 Characteristics of 422 prisoners in Sergipe, Brazil

	n (total = 422)	%
Gender
Male	303	71.8
Female	119	28.2
Age (yr)
Mean (SD)	32.7 (8.8)	21.1
≤ 25	89	28.4
25-30	120	19.4
30-35	82	14.5
35-40	61	16.6
> 40	70
Education level
Uneducated	45	10.7
Less than high school	312	73.9
High school or more	65	15.4
Religion
Catholic	238	56.4
Protestant	86	20.4
Other	98	23.2
Race
White	141	33.5
Black	106	25.2
Multiracial	160	38
Other	14	3.3
Marital status
Single	167	39.6
Married	117	27.7
Widowed	15	3.6
Stable union	111	26.3
Divorced	12	2.8
HCV seropositivity	13	3.1

HCV: Hepatitis C virus.