Table 1. Demographic Characteristics of the Study Population (n = 284).

	Male, No. (%)	Female, No. (%)	Total, No. (%)
Age group
14-35	79(36.7)	11(19.6)	90(33.2)
36-57	120(55.8)	37(66.1)	157(57.9)
58-79	16(7.5)	8(14.3)	24(8.9)
Marital status
Single	59(26.7)	5(8.5)	64(22.9)
Married	154(69.7)	50(84.7)	204(72.9)
Divorced	8(3.6)	1(1.7)	9(3.2)
Widow	0(0)	3(5.1)	3(1.0)
Education
Illiterate	46(21.2)	18(30.5)	64(23.2)
Under Diploma	110(50.7)	32(54.2)	142(51.4)
Diploma	42(19.4)	7(11.9)	49(17.8)
Bachelor and Upper	19(8.7)	2(3.4)	21(7.6)
Genotype
1a	149(66.2)	30(50.8)	179(63.0)
1b	26(11.6)	10(16.9)	36(12.7)
2a	1(0.4)	0(0)	1(0.4)
2b	1(0.4)	2(3.4)	3(1.1)
3a	48(21.4)	16(27.2)	64(22.5)
3b	0(0)	1(1.7)	1(0.3)
Transfusion
No	163(72.4)	34(57.6)	197(69.4)
Yes	62(27.6)	25(42.4)	87(30.6)
Addiction
No	143(63.6)	58(98.3)	201(70.8)
Yes	82(36.4)	1(1.7)	83(29.2)
Needle Stick
No	173(76.9)	56(94.9)	229(80.6)
Yes	52(23.1)	3(5.1)	55(19.4)