Hepatitis C Virus Exposure Rate among Health-care Workers in Rural Lower Egypt Governorates.

Background And Objectives: Studies on hepatitis C virus (HCV) in Egypt supported a strong role for various exposures in the health-care setting. In this study, we attempted to estimate the frequency of HCV exposure among Egyptian health-care workers (HCWs).

Methods: Five hundred and sixty-four (564) HCWs were included in this study.