Index cases (n = 125) N (%)

Household contacts (n = 321) N (%)

Total group (n = 446) N (%)

University of recruitment

Mansoura University

Cairo University

Total

98 (78.4%)

27 (21.6%)

125 (100%)

217 (67.6%)

104 (32.4%)

321 (100%)

315 (70.6%)

131 (29.4%)

446 (100%)

Gender Group

Negative HCV cases

Positive HCV cases

Total

Male

Female

Total

135 (84.37%)

142 (88.2)

277 (86.3)

25 (15.63%)

19 (11.8)

44 (13.7)

160 (100.0%)

161 (100)

321 (100)

Pearson Chi-Square

56.06

2

<0.0001