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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 21, 2018; 24(27): 3038-3054
Published online Jul 21, 2018. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i27.3038
Published online Jul 21, 2018. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i27.3038
Table 4 Hepatitis C antibody incidence and/or seroconversion risk rate relative to the total sample size, and evidence gap mapping, Middle East and North Africa
Country | Systematic review | Literature search period | Number of studies identified | Number of subjects | Population type | Estimation time period | HCV incidence rate (per 1000 person-year) | Loss of follow-up | HCV sero-conversion risk (%) | Duration of follow-up |
Algeria | Fadlalla, 2015[52] | 1980-Unknown | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Libya | Fadlalla, 2015[52] | 1980-Unknown | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Morocco | Fadlalla, 2015[52] | 1980-Unknown | 1 | 303 | Hemodialysis patients | 2003-2004 | 97 | - | - | - |
Tunisia | Fadlalla, 2015[52] | 1980-Unknown | 1 | 276 | Hemodialysis patients | 2000-2002 | 28 | - | - | - |
Djibouti | Chaabna, 2016[27] | Inception-2015 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Sudan | Chaabna, 2016[27] | Inception-2015 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Egypt | Hussein, 2016[48] | Inception-Unknown | - | - | - | - | 6.9 | - | - | - |
Mohamoud, 2013[61] | Inception-Unknown | 2 | 2852 | Children of villages with high HCV prevalence | 2000-2006 | 2.7 | - | - | - | |
Mohamoud, 2013[61] | Inception-Unknown | 3 | 10318 | General population | 1997-2003 | 0.8-6.8 | - | - | - | |
Mohamoud, 2013[61] | Inception-Unknown | 1 | 2177 | Pregnant women | 1997-2006 | 5.2 | - | - | - | |
Sievert, 2011[50] | Unknown | - | - | Pregnant women | - | 5.2 | - | - | - | |
Pakistan | Sievert, 2011[50] | Unknown | 0 | 0 |
- Citation: Chaabna K, Cheema S, Abraham A, Alrouh H, Lowenfels AB, Maisonneuve P, Mamtani R. Systematic overview of hepatitis C infection in the Middle East and North Africa. World J Gastroenterol 2018; 24(27): 3038-3054
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v24/i27/3038.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v24.i27.3038