From: Characterization of the hepatitis C virus epidemic in Pakistan
Province | Studies | Samples | HCV prevalence | Pooled HCV prevalence estimate | Heterogeneity measures | Estimated number of HCV Ab positive persons | Estimated number of HCV chronically- infected persons | |||||
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Total N | Total n | Range (%) | Median (%) | Mean (%) | 95% CI | Q (p-value)a | I2 (confidence limits)b | Prediction interval (%)c | ||||
Azad Kashmir | 3 | 9668 | 1.0–6.6 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 4.5–7.1 | 9.1 (p < 0.01) | 77.9% (28.7–93.2%) | 0.0–26.8 | 4,045,366 | 234,631 (182,042-287,221) | 158,306 (122,823-193,788) |
Balochistan | 8 | 10,952 | 1.5–20.8 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 2.9–9.5 | 309.6 (p < 0.01) | 97.7% (96.8–98.4%) | 0.0–23.0 | 12,344,408 | 715,976 (357,988-1,172,719) | 483,069 (241,534-791,233) |
F.A.T.A | 2* | 11,643 | 0.4–1.6 | – | 0.9 | 0.1–2.4 | – | – | – | 5,001,676 | 45,015 (5002-120,040) | 30,372 (3375-80,991) |
Islamabad Capital Territory | 5 | 83,642 | 1.7–24.6 | 4.8 | 6.9 | 2.6–13.0 | 1109.8 (p < 0.01) | 99.6% (99.5–99.7%) | 0.0–38.5 | 2,006,572 | 138,453 (52,171-260,854) | 93,415 (35,200-175,998) |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 30 | 255,708 | 0.9–73.4 | 6.0 | 6.6 | 5.6–7.7 | 1942.8 (p < 0.01) | 98.5% (98.3–98.7%) | 2.2–13.1 | 30,523,371 | 2,014,542 (1,709,309-2,350,300) | 1,359,212 (1,153,271-1,585,747) |
Punjab | 64 | 718,771 | 0.0–23.8 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 4.5–6.8 | 25,417.1 (p < 0.01) | 99.8% (99.7–99.8%) | 0.1–18.2 | 110,012,442 | 6,160,697 (4,950,560-7,480,846) | 4,156,622 (3,340,143-5,047,327) |
Sindh | 58 | 687,812 | 0.4–51.0 | 5.2 | 7.0 | 5.8–8.3 | 17,830.5 (p < 0.01) | 99.7% (99.7–99.7%) | 0.7–19.0 | 47,886,051 | 3,352,024 (2,777,391–3,974,542) | 2,455,463 (2,067,758-2,907,785) |
Pakistanǂ | 182 | 2,099,434 | 0.0–73.4 | 5.2 | 6.1 | 5.5–6.7 | 49,464.9 (p < 0.01) | 99.6% (96.6–96.6%) | 0.8–15.7 | 211,819,886 | 12,921,013 (11,650,094-14,191,932) | 8,717,808 (7,860,318-9,575,297) |