Review paper
Hepatitis C Virus Epidemiology in Djibouti, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Abstract
Objectives To characterize hepatitis C virus (HCV) epidemiology and assess country-specific population-level HCV prevalence in four countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region: Djibouti, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen. Methods Reports of HCV prevalence were systematically reviewed as per PRISMA guidelines. Pooled HCV prevalence estimates in different risk populations were conducted when the number of measures per risk category was at...
Figures & Tables
Fig 1. Flow of report selection for HCV incidence and prevalence in Djibouti, So...
Fig 2. Forest plots presenting the outcomes of the meta-analyses of HCV prevalen...
Table 1. Studies reporting HCV prevalence in the general population in Djibouti,...
Table 2. (Continued)
Table 2. Studies reporting HCV prevalence in high-risk, intermediate-risk and sp...
Table 3. Pooled mean HCV prevalence andmeta-analysis summary statistics by risk ...
Paper Details
Title
Hepatitis C Virus Epidemiology in Djibouti, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Published Date
Feb 22, 2016
Journal
Volume
11
Issue
2
Pages
e0149966 - e0149966
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