Table 2.
Possible routes of transmission of HCV genotypes among the patients.
| Possible routes of transmission | Genotypes | Total | % age | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1a | 2a | 3a | 3b | Mix | Untypeable | |||
| Multiple therapeutic injections received | 0 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 39 | 35.4 |
| Dental procedures | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 20 |
| Blood transfusion | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6.4 |
| Shaving by barber | 0 | 4 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 40 | 36.4 |
| Tattooing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1.8 |
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| ||||||||
| Total | 1 | 13 | 42 | 23 | 8 | 23 | 110 | 100 |