Hamoudi Waseem, Ali Sami Adel Sheikh, Abdallat Mohammad, Estes Chris R, Razavi Homie A
Al-Bashir Hospital, Jordan.
J Epidemiol Glob Health. 2013 Jun;3(2):67-71. doi: 10.1016/j.jegh.2013.02.003. Epub 2013 Mar 19.
Jordan lacks statistical data regarding prevalence of HCV.
To determine the prevalence of HCV in selected areas of Jordan (north, middle and south of Jordan).
A random sample of 700 patients attending health centers was used to determine HCV prevalence. ELISA testing was used to determine HCV-Ab positive cases, which were confirmed by PCR testing.
The study concluded that the prevalence of HCV infection in the population recruited from different health centers in Jordan is relatively low and estimates a prevalence of 0.42% among all age groups and 0.56% among those aged >15 years old.
约旦缺乏丙型肝炎病毒（HCV）流行率的统计数据。
确定约旦选定地区（约旦北部、中部和南部）的HCV流行率。
采用随机抽取700名到健康中心就诊患者的样本，以确定HCV流行率。采用酶联免疫吸附测定（ELISA）检测来确定HCV抗体阳性病例，并通过聚合酶链反应（PCR）检测加以证实。
该研究得出结论，约旦不同健康中心招募人群中的HCV感染流行率相对较低，估计所有年龄组的流行率为0.42%，15岁以上人群的流行率为0.56%。
