Table 1 Prevalence of chronic HBV infection (HBsAg positive) and serological evidence of past or present HCV infection (anti-HCV positive) by gender, age, residence and country of birth, Bhutan, 2017
From: Prevalence of HBV and HCV infections, Bhutan, 2017: Progress and next steps
HBsAg | Anti-HCV | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tested | Positive | % [95% CI] | Tested | Positive | % [95% CI] | ||
Gender | Female | 693 | 7 | 1.3 [0.5–3.5] | 603 | 3 | 0.3 [0.1–1.0] |
Male | 627 | 11 | 1.9 [0.9–3.7] | 547 | 1 | 0.2 [0.0–1.9] | |
Age | 1–4 years | 171 | 0 | 0 [0–2.1] a | 0 | – | – |
5–17 years | 375 | 3 | 0.7 [0.2–2.3] | 375 | 1 | 0.5 [0.1–3.4] | |
1–17 years | 546 | 3 | 0.5 [0.1–1.8] | 0 | – | – | |
≥20 years | 775 | 15 | 2.0 [1.0–4.0] | 775 | 3 | 0.2 [0.1–0.7] | |
Residence | Rural | 1071 | 16 | 1.8 [0.8–4.1] | 928 | 4 | 0.4 [0.1–1.1] |
Town | 250 | 2 | 0.7 [0.2–2.3] | 222 | 0 | – | |
Country of birth | Bhutan | 1312 | 18 | 1.6 [0.8–3.2] | 1141 | 4 | 0.3 [0.1–0.8] |
India | 7 | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | – | |
Total | 1321 | 18 | 1.6 [0.8–3.2] | 1150 | 4 | 0.3 [0.1–0.8] | |