Table 1.
Percentage prevalence of HCV among different communities in Pakistan
| Population type | Author | Region | Methods | Population size | HCV (%) |
| General population | Luby et al[10], 1997 | Hafizabad | RIBA | 309 | 6.50 |
| Parker et al[11], 2001 | Lahore | EIA | 417 | 6.70 | |
| Khokhar et al[12], 2004 | Islamabad | ELISA | 47 538 | 5.31 | |
| Muhammad et al[13], 2005 | Buner | ELISA | 16 400 | 4.57 | |
| Hashim et al[14], 2005 | Attock | ELISA | 4552 | 4.00 | |
| Zaman et al[15], 2006 | Bahawalpur | ICT | 6815 | 4.41 | |
| Alam et al[16], 2006 | Central Punjab | ELISA, ICT | 2038 | 4.41 | |
| Chaudhary et al[17], 2007 | Rawalpindi | MEIA | 1428 | 2.52 | |
| Hakim et al[18], 2008 | Karachi | ELISA,ICT,PCR | 3820 | 5.20 | |
| Tunveer et al[19], 2008 | Lahore | ICT | 203 | 1.48 | |
| Pediatric population | Agboatwalla et al[20], 1994 | Karachi | ELISA | 236 | 0.44 |
| Khan et al[21], 1996 | Lahore | EIA,RIBA | 538 | 4.09 | |
| Parker et al[22], 1999 | Lahore | ELISA | 538 | 1.30 | |
| Hyder et al[23], 2001 | Lahore | ELISA | 171 | 0.58 | |
| Jafri et al[24], 2006 | Karachi | ELISA | 3533 | 1.60 | |
| Aziz et al[25], 2007 | Karachi | EIA | 380 | 1.40 | |
| Recruitment | Ali et al[26], 2002 | Rawalpindi | ICT | 5371 | 3.29 |
| Zakaria et al[27], 2003 | Karachi | ICT-ELISA | 966 | 2.20 | |
| Masood et al[28], 2005 | Lahore | ELISA | 4552 | 4 | |
| Mirza et al[29], 2006 | Mardan | ELISA | 15 550 | 3.69 | |
| Sharif et al[30], 2006 | Risalpur | ELISA | 2558 | 3.40 | |
| Alam et al[31], 2006 | Sargodha | unknown | 2038 | 4.41 | |
| Pregnant women | Zafar et al[33], 2001 | Lahore | PCR | 300 | 4 |
| Khokhar et al[34], 2004 | Islamabad | ELISA | 503 | 4.80 | |
| Jaffery et al[35], 2005 | Islamabad | ELISA,PCR | 947 | 3.27 | |
| Yousfani et al[36], 2006 | Hyderabad | ICT, ELISA | 103 | 16.50 | |
| Blood donors | Mujeeb et al[37], 1996 | Karachi | EIA | 839 | 2.40 |
| Bhatti et al[38], 1996 | Rawalpindi | EIA | 760 | 4.80 | |
| Mujeeb et al[39], 2000 | Karachi | ELISA | 7047 | 2.40 | |
| Ali et al[40], 2003 | Quetta | ELISA | 1500 | 1.87 | |
| Asif et al[41], 2004 | Islamabad | MEIA | 3430 | 5.14 | |
| Ahmad et al[42], 2004 | Peshawar | MEIA | 4000 | 2.20 | |
| Zaidi et al[43], 2004 | Peshawar | ELISA | 49 037 | 2.60 | |
| Chaudry et al[44], 2005 | Lahore | ELISA | 890 | 6.06 | |
| Abdul Mujeeb et al[45], 2006 | Karachi | ELISA | 7325 | 3.60 | |
| Chaudhary et al[17], 2007 | Rawalpindi | MEIA | 1428 | 2.52 | |
| Sultan et al[46], 2007 | Different Areas | EIA | 41 498 | 4.99 | |
| Khattak et al[47], 2008 | Different Areas | ELISA | 103 858 | 4 | |
| IDU | Kuo et al[52], 2006 | Lahore | ELISA | 351 | 88 |
| Achakzai et al[53], 2007 | Quetta | ELISA | 50 | 60 | |
| Altaf et al[54], 2009 | Karachi | ELISA | 161 | 94 | |
| Platt et al[55], 2009 | Abbottabad | ELISA | 102 | 8 | |
| Platt et al[55], 2009 | Rawalpindi | ELISA | 302 | 17.30 | |
| Thalassemic | Bhatti et al[58], 1995 | Rawalpindi | ELISA | 35 | 60 |
| Muhammad et al[59], 2003 | Peshawar | ELISA | 80 | 36 | |
| Shah et al[60], 2005 | NWFP | ELISA | 250 | 57 | |
| Hussain et al[61], 2008 | Islamabad/Peshawar | ELISA | 180 | 41.70 | |
| Hemophilia | Hussain et al[62], 2003 | Peshawar | ELISA | 40 | 25 |
| Malik et al[57], 2006 | Lahore | ELISA | 100 | 56 | |
| Health care workers | Mujeeb et al[64], 1998 | Karachi | EIA | 114 | 4.40 |
| Aziz et al[65], 2002 | Karachi | ELISA | 250 | 5.60 | |
| Sexual/spousal | Irfan et al[70], 2004 | Islamabad | PCR | 23 | 4.30 |
| Kumar et al[71], 2004 | Karachi | MEIA | 50 | 18 | |
| Khokher et al[72], 2005 | Islamabad | ELISA | 227 | 4.40 | |
| Qureshi et al[73], 2007 | Karachi | EIA/PCR | 153 | 38 |
HCV: Hepatitis C virus; RIBA: Recombinant strip immunosorbent assay; ICT: Immunochromatographic test; ELISA: Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay; MEIA: Micro-enzyme immunoassay; EIA: Enzyme immunoassay; PCR: Polymerase chain reaction.