Prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection and evaluation of a health education program in el-ghar village in zagazig, egypt.

Unlabelled: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is an emerging global epidemic, some nations have been more drastically affected than others. Egypt reports the highest incidence in the world, with a prevalence rate of over 20 % (global average 3%). Despite the alarming prevalence of the disease in the country, awareness of the disease is still low.