Table 4 Frequency, distribution, and Shannon Diversity Index of hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes across provinces of Pakistan
From: Characterization of the hepatitis C virus epidemic in Pakistan
Country | Azad Kashmir n (%) | Balochistan n (%) | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa n (%) | Punjab n (%) | Sindh n (%) | Pakistan n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Genotype 1 | – | 52 (31.5%) | 416 (11.5%) | 2674 (9.3%) | 571 (16.9%) | 3861 (10.3%) |
Genotype 2 | 74 (34.3%) | 27 (16.4%) | 602 (16.6%) | 996 (3.5%) | 405 (12.0%) | 2120 (5.7%) |
Genotype 3 | 142 (65.7%) | 80 (48.5%) | 2538 (70.2%) | 24,331 (84.7%) | 2297 (67.8%) | 30,484 (81.5%) |
Genotype 4 | – | 6 (3.6%) | 46 (1.3%) | 615 (2.1%) | 72 (2.1%) | 754 (2.0%) |
Genotype 5 | – | – | 4 (0.1%) | 87 (0.3%) | 16 (0.5%) | 109 (0.3%) |
Genotype 6 | – | – | 11 (0.3%) | 26 (0.1%) | 25 (0.7%) | 70 (0.2%) |
Genotype 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Total | 216 (0.6%) | 165 (0.4%) | 3617 (9.7%) | 28,729 (76.8%) | 3386 (9.1%) | 37,398 (100%) |
Shannon Diversity Index (H) | 0.64 | 1.13 | 0.88 | 0.58 | 0.96 | 0.67 |
Index relative to total possible diversity | 33.0% | 58.2% | 45.0% | 30.0% | 49.4% | 34.5% |