Modelling the prevalence of hepatitis C virus amongst blood donors in Libya: An investigation of providing a preventive strategy

Table 1 Number of blood donors included in the study, Tripoli, Libya, 2008-2013

Study period	No. of volunteers	No. HCV seropositive
2008	35859	937
2009	65330	1713
2010	254177	3958
2011	173873	3060
2012	260139	4480
2013	218836	3749
Total	1008214	17897

2011-2013 were post-revolution years where many Libyan were injured during the Libyan conflict (2011)[35]. HCV: Hepatitis C virus.

Table 2 Seroprevalence of hepatitis C virus among blood donors, Tripoli, Libya, 2008-2013

Yr	Prevalence (%)	OR	95%CI		Minimum	Maximum
			Lower	Upper
2008	2.6	1.4	2.3	2.8	2.0	3.2
2009	2.6	1.4	1.7	3.4	1.1	4.1
2010	1.5	0.8	1.3	1.6	0.9	2.1
2011	1.7	0.7	1.3	2.0	0.8	2.8
2012	1.7	1.1	0.8	2.6	0.6	2.9
2013	1.7	1.1	0.9	2.5	0.7	2.7
Total	1.8	1.1	1.4	2.5	1.0	3.0