The Association between Female Genital Cutting and Spousal HCV Infection in Egypt

Figure 1

The structure of the Egyptian DHS 2008 and the derivation of the married couples subsample. 16527 ever-married women aged 15–49 were sampled in the key population indicators (KPI) survey. In a subsample of households surveyed in the KPI, 6702 women and 6078 men aged 15–49 were sampled in the special health topics (SHT) component. 2591 wives (aged 15–49) and their 2591 husbands (aged 15–59) could be linked to generate the married couples subsample.