Title |
Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of hepatitis C virus (HCV) prevalence and incidence in the Horn of Africa sub-region of the Middle East and North Africa
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Published in |
Systematic Reviews, December 2014
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DOI | 10.1186/2046-4053-3-146 |
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Authors |
Karima Chaabna, Yousra A Mohamoud, Hiam Chemaitelly, Ghina R Mumtaz, Laith J Abu-Raddad |
Abstract |
In the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), hepatitis C virus (HCV) distribution appears to present a wide range of prevalence. The scale and nature of HCV disease burden is poorly known in the Horn of Africa sub-region of MENA including Djibouti, Somalia, and Sudan in addition to Yemen at the southwest corner of the Arabian Peninsula. The aim of this review is to provide a systematic review and synthesis of all epidemiological data on HCV prevalence and incidence among the different population groups in this sub-region of MENA. A second aim of the study is to estimate the national population-level HCV prevalence for each of these four countries. |
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United States | 1 | 50% |
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Members of the public | 2 | 100% |
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Student > Master | 14 | 23% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 11 | 18% |
Researcher | 9 | 15% |
Student > Postgraduate | 4 | 7% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 7% |
Other | 10 | 17% |
Unknown | 8 | 13% |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 21 | 35% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 7 | 12% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 4 | 7% |
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 3 | 5% |
Immunology and Microbiology | 2 | 3% |
Other | 8 | 13% |
Unknown | 15 | 25% |