Table 3 Number of persons chronically infected by HBV and of anti-HCV positive individuals in Libya according to age, socio-demographic factors and risk factors

Total

107,848

100

68,275

100.0

Gender

Females

42,297

39.2

34,845

51.0

Males

65,551

60.8

33,430

49.0

Age groups

≤ 5

4,861

4.5

4,699

6.9

6-10

4,110

3.8

3,881

5.7

11-20

26,148

24.2

8,889

13.0

21-30

26,153

24.2

10,147

14.9

31-40

20,139

18.7

13,966

20.5

41-50

11,436

10.6

9,738

14.3

51-60

6,856

6.4

6,633

9.7

61-70

3,613

3.4

6,415

9.4

≥71

4,532

4.2

3,907

5.7

Education

Below school age

4,957

4.6

5,235

7.7

Illiterate

13,318

12.3

14,850

21.8

Preparatory

34,927

32.4

20,685

30.3

High school

34,389

31.9

17,214

25.2

University

16,118

14.9

7,544

11.0

Post graduate

1,769

1.6

981

1.4

Unknown

2,370

2.2

1,766

2.6

Marital status

Married

39,844

36.9

32,605

47.8

Single

42,551

39.5

17,845

26.1

Widowed

1,425

1.3

3,403

5.0

Divorced

913

0.8

470

0.7

Below age

21,434

19.9

12,828

18.8

Unknown

1,681

1.6

1,124

1.6

Type of dwelling

Villa

13,545

12.6

6,944

10.2

Apartment

10,491

9.7

10,480

15.3

Rural house

80,646

74.8

49,398

72.4

Other

118

0.1

104

0.2

Unknown

3,048

2.8

1,349

2.0