Table 1: Demographic distribution of the recruited HCV seropositive Egyptian population during the survey.

Demographic factors

No.

%

Sex

Female

Male

 

567

492

 

53.54

46.46

Age in years

< 45

45+

 

248

811

 

23.42

76.58

Mean ± SD

Range

49.4 ± 11.31

18-75

Residence

Urban

Rural

 

222

837

 

20.96

79.04

Governorate

Asyut

Beheira

Beni Suef

Cairo

Damietta

Faiyum

Giza

Ismailia

Marsa Matruh

Menoufeya

Minya

Port Said

Qalubeya

Sharqeya

Sohag

Suez

 

46

149

76

18

31

56

39

26

55

137

134

4

80

96

79

33

 

4.34

14.07

7.18

1.69

2.93

5.29

3.68

2.46

5.19

12.94

12.65

0.38

7.55

9.07

7.46

3.12

Total

1059

100.0