Table 1.

Socio-economic characteristics of the study, populations (n = 77).

	n	%
Gender
Male	58	75.3
Female	19	24.7
Age group
21-40	17	22.1
41-60	54	70.1
>61	6	7.8
Marital status
Single	9	11.7
Married	68	88.3
Geographic region
Capital of Iran	47	61.0
North	6	7.8
South	1	1.3
West	8	10.4
Center	15	19.5
Genotype
1a	22	28.6
1b	11	14.3
3a	18	23.4
3b	1	1.3
Unknown	25	32.5
Transfusion
Yes	4	5.2
No	73	94.8
Addiction
Yes	6	7.8
No	71	92.2
Needle Stick
Yes	3	3.9
No	74	96.1