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Risk factors associated with high prevalence rates of hepatitis C infection in Egypt

Author(s) -

Celeste Reker,

Khairul Islam

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

international journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278

H-Index - 89

eISSN - 1878-3511

pISSN - 1201-9712

DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2014.02.003

Subject(s) - medicine , hepatitis c virus , transmission (telecommunications) , incidence (geometry) , hepatitis c , risk factor , disease , prevalence , epidemiology , cohort , environmental health , immunology , virus , engineering , physics , electrical engineering , optics

Egypt has the highest reported prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) globally. Until now, no systematic review has been conducted to understand risk factors associated with these high prevalence rates of HCV. This study attempted to identify the various HCV risk factors in Egypt responsible for the high incidence and prevalence rates.

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