Table 4 Possible route of transmission of various HCV genotypes (N = 3351).
HCV | Possible Mode of Transmission | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HCV Subtype(N) | Multiple use of needles/syringes (%) | Major/minor surgery, dentil procedures (%) | Blood and blood products (%) | Sharing razors, piercing instruments, Nail clippers, tooth brushes (%) | Sporadic (%) |
1a (280) | 30 (10.71) | 101 (36.07) | 6 (2.14) | 2 (0.71) | 141 (50.35) |
1b (101) | 11 (10.89) | 38 (37.62) | 2 (1.98) | 6 (5.94) | 44 (43.56) |
1c (05) | - | - | 1 (20) | 1 (20) | 3 (60) |
2a (252) | 43 (17.06) | 18 (7.14) | 09 (3.57) | 51 (20.23) | 131 (51.98) |
2b (27) | 2 (7.4) | 2 (7.4) | 1 (3.7) | 16 (59.25) | 6 (22.22) |
2c (03) | - | 1 (33.33) | - | 2 (66.66) | - |
3a (1644) | 1421 (86.43) | 88 (5.35) | 13 (0.79) | 12 (0.72) | 110 (6.69) |
3b (592) | 427 (72.12) | 43 (7.26) | 5 (0.84) | 2 (0.33) | 115 (19.42) |
3c (25) | 3 (12) | 5 (20) | 3 (12) | 9 (36) | 5 (20) |
4 (50) | 11 (22) | 19 (38) | 13 (26) | 1 (2) | 6 (12) |
5a (6) | 5 (83.33) | 1 (16.66) | - | - | - |
6a (4) | 4 (100) | - | - | - | - |
Mixed (161) | 31 (19.25) | 9 (5.59) | 85 (52.79) | 25 (15.52) | 11 (6.83) |
Undetermined (201) | 51 (25.37) | 31 (15.42) | 5 (2.48) | 4 (1.99) | 110 (54.72) |
Total | 2039 (61.45) | 356 (10.62) | 143 (4.26) | 131 (3.90) | 682 (20.35) |