an increasing trendp < 0.001
Overall, the HCV prevalence showed an increasing trend prevalence ( X 2 = 18.7, p < 0.001) in HIV infected individuals than non-infected counterparts with a median prevalence of 6.5% (IQR = 4.2–9.9) [ 11 , 12 , 53 , 55 , 64 , 66 – 69 ].