Hepatitis C Virus in Arab World: A State of Concern

Table 3

Factors associated with the Transmission of HCV among Arab countries.

Risk factor	Extent of Exposure among each country
	Low	Moderate	High
Blood transfusion	[NO]	[All in this range]	[NO]
Haemodialysis	[NO]	[NO]	[All in this range]
Nosocomial transmission	[NO]	[NO]	[All in this range]
Health care workers	[NO]	[All in this range]	[NO]
Invasive Medical procedures	[NO]	[All in this range]	[NO]
Dentistry Practice	[NO]	[Lb, Ly, Tu, Sa, UAE, Om, Bh, Qr, Jr, Kt]	[Eg, Ye, Sud, Mo, Mu, Alg, Irq, Sy]
Laboratory services	[NO]	[Lb, Tu, Ly, Jr, Sy, Sa, Bh, Kt, Qr, Om, UAE]	[Mu, Mo, Alg, Sud, Irq, Ye, Eg]
Hospital Waste Handling	[NO]	[Lb, UAE, Sa, Ly, Lb, Bh, Qr, Om, Tu, Jr, Sy, Kt]	[Alg, Mo, Sud, Eg, Ye, Irq, Mu]
IVDA	[NO]	[NO]	[All in this range]
Habitual	[Ly, Tu, Lb, Sa, Jr, Sy]	[Alg, Irq, UAE, Qr, Bh, Kt, Om]	[Eg, Mr, Mo, Ye, Sud]
High risk behavior	[Ly, Sa, Ye, Sud, Mu, Om, Kt]	[Alg, Tu, Eg, Jr, Sy, Lb]	[Mo, Bh, Irq, UAE, Qr,]

Low: <5%, Moderate: 5–20%, High: > 20%, NO: No country in this category.