Fig. 1.

Publication search results for HCV epidemiologic studies in Egypt. Journal articles were screened for hepatitis C in Egypt, from which those that suggested clinical, treatment-related, or laboratory-based studies were excluded. Additional criteria for selection that were used included (i) reported HCV prevalence or incidence, (ii) described the serologic methods, (iii) were of cross-sectional or prospective epidemiologic design, and (iv) could be abstracted for the purposes of this study.