From: Community screening for hepatitis C virus infection in a low-prevalence population
Age group, years | N tested | Anti-HCV positive | Active HCV infection | % of active infection among anti-HCV positives | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | (%) | N | (%) | |||
< 30 | 774 | 1 | 0.13% [95% CI: 0.01–0.81%] | 1 | 0.13% [95% CI:0.01–0.81%] | 100.0% |
30–59 | 760 | 7 | 0.92% [95% CI:0.41–1.93%] | 4 | 0.53% [95% CI:0.15%-1,40%] | 57.1% |
≥60 | 493 | 14 | 2.84% [95% CI:1.66–4.74%] | 11 | 2.23% [95% CI:1.20–4.00%] | 78.6% |