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Publication Name World Journal of Meta-Analysis
Manuscript ID 70518
Country Qatar
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ISSN 2308-3840 (online)
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Category Infectious Diseases
Manuscript Type Meta-Analysis
Article Title Hepatitis C virus among blood donors and general population in Middle East and North Africa: Meta-analyses and meta-regressions
Manuscript Source Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List Sarwat Mahmud, Hiam Chemaitelly, Ahmed S Alaama, Joumana G Hermez and Laith Abu-Raddad
ORCID
Author(s) ORCID Number
Sarwat Mahmud http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0358-0058
Hiam Chemaitelly http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8756-6968
Ahmed S Alaama http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6152-2545
Joumana G Hermez http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1716-5605
Laith Abu-Raddad http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0790-0506
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Funding Agency Grant Number
National Priorities Research Program (NPRP) grant from the Qatar National Research Fund (a member of Qatar Foundation) 12S-0216-190094
Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Biomathematics Research Core at Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar
Corresponding Author Laith Abu-Raddad, PhD, Professor, Infectious Disease Epidemiology Group, Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, Education City, PO Box, Doha 24144, Qatar. lja2002@qatar-med.cornell.edu
Key Words Hepatitis C virus; Viral hepatitis; Blood donors; General population; Middle East and North Africa; Meta-analysis; Meta-regression
Core Tip We investigated hepatitis C virus (HCV) epidemiology among blood donors and the wider general population in Middle East and North Africa (MENA). For comparison, similar analyses were performed for Europe. Our results indicated that HCV antibody prevalence in the population of MENA and Europe appears to be declining by 4% per year. Blood donor data in MENA (but not in Europe) were found to provide a useful proxy for HCV infection levels and trends in the general population. Thus, the data can be utilized in HCV estimates and to assess, track and validate progress towards World Health Organization elimination goals for HCV.
Publish Date 2022-02-28 11:14
Citation Mahmud S, Chemaitelly H, Alaama AS, Hermez JG, Abu-Raddad L. Hepatitis C virus among blood donors and general population in Middle East and North Africa: Meta-analyses and meta-regressions. World J Meta-Anal 2022; 10(1): 12-24
URL https://www.wjgnet.com/2308-3840/full/v10/i1/12.htm
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.13105/wjma.v10.i1.12
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