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Table 2 Apparent and true hepatitis B virus prevalence estimates in the Gulf Cooperation Council region and member-countries

From: Prevalence of Hepatitis B Virus infection in the Gulf Cooperation Council: a systematic review and meta-analysis

GCC country

Apparent prevalence (95% CI)

True prevalence (95% CI)

All

3.05 (2.60, 3.52)

1.67 (1.66, 1.68)

Bahrain

2.42 (0.23, 6.35)

0.93 (0.66, 1.22)

KSA

3.36 (2.86, 3.90)

2.02 (1.70, 2.34)

Kuwait

2.31 (0.47, 5.41)

0.81 (0.38, 1.24)

Oman

3.73 (1.85, 6.23)

2.44 (2.38, 2.50)

Qatar

2.57 (1.62, 3.73)

1.11 (0.93, 1.29)

UAE

0.80 (0.00, 2.99)

0.00 (0.00, 0.19)

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