Table 2.
Estimated of anti-HCV prevalence and incidence by income level.
| World Bank region | High | Upper-mid | Lower-mid | Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| income | income | income | income | |
| Overall prevalence | ||||
| Record | 139 | 38 | 11 | 8 |
| Participant | 141,687 | 292,361 | 9,281 | 2,554 |
| Pooled rate, % (95% CI) | 5.8 (4.8–6.9) | 3.8 (3.1–4.6) | 12.3 (5.1–22.0) | 7.0 (2.5–13.3) |
| Subgroup prevalence in HIV+ MSM | ||||
| Record | 76 | 13 | 4 | 1 |
| Participant | 50,681 | 3,372 | 467 | 10 |
| Pooled rate, % (95% CI) | 7.7 (6.5–8.9) | 8.2 (4.3–13.1) | 37.6 (0.0–92.5) | 10.0 (0.0–38.1) |
| Subgroup prevalence in HIV– MSM | ||||
| Record | 39 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Participant | 25,904 | 17,276 | 2,438 | 319 |
| Pooled rate, % (95% CI) | 2.0 (1.2–3.0) | 1.1 (0.4–2.1) | 19.6 (6.1–38.1) | 11.0 (7.8–14.7) |
| Overall incidence | ||||
| Record | 47 | 1 | / | / |
| Person year | 684,814 | 507 | / | / |
| Pooled rate, /1,000 py (95% CI) | 8.7 (7.3–10.2) | 2.0 (0.0–8.5) | / | / |
Country's income level is categorized into high income, upper-middle income, lower-middle income, and low income in accordance with the World Bank classification.
HCV, hepatitis C virus; CI, confidence interval; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; MSM, men who have sex with men.