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Prevalence of HCV in individual risk groups
| S.No | Major Risk groups (N) |
ICT positive | PCR positive |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thalassemia (40) | 6 (15%) | 6 (15%) |
| 2 | Dialysis (25) | 7 (28%) | 7 (28%) |
| 3 | Major surgery (25) | 2 (8%) | 2 (8%) |
| 4 | Dental surgery (35) | 5 (14.28%) | 5 (14.28%) |
| 5 | IDUs (42) | 6 (14.28%) | 6 (14.28%) |
| Total | 167 | 26 (15.56%) | 26 (15.56%) |
