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HCV infection prevalence in a population recruited at health centers in Jordan

Authors
Waseem Hamoudi*, waseem6520012001@yahoo.com, Sami Adel Sheikh Ali, Mohammad Abdallat, Chris R. Estes, Homie A. Razavi
Al-Bashir Hospital, Jordan
*Corresponding author. Al-Bashir Hospital, Internal Medicine Department, P.O. Box 922720, Amman 11192, Jordan. Tel.: +962 795723273; fax: +962 5650784.
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Received 15 September 2012, Revised 1 February 2013, Accepted 6 February 2013, Available Online 19 March 2013.
DOI
10.1016/j.jegh.2013.02.003How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Hepatitis C; HCV infection; Epidemiology; Prevalence; Jordan
Abstract

Background: Jordan lacks statistical data regarding prevalence of HCV.

Aim: To determine the prevalence of HCV in selected areas of Jordan (north, middle and south of Jordan).

Methods: A random sample of 700 patients attending health centers was used to determine HCV prevalence. ELISA testing was used to determine HCV-Ab positive cases, which were confirmed by PCR testing.

Results and conclusion: The study concluded that the prevalence of HCV infection in the population recruited from different health centers in Jordan is relatively low and estimates a prevalence of 0.42% among all age groups and 0.56% among those aged >15 years old.

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© 2013 Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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Journal
Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health
Volume-Issue
3 - 2
Pages
67 - 71
Publication Date
2013/03/19
ISSN (Online)
2210-6014
ISSN (Print)
2210-6006
DOI
10.1016/j.jegh.2013.02.003How to use a DOI?
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© 2013 Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

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