The major characteristics of studies which reported HCV seroprevalence in Ethiopia. Description of data: Abbreviations; CE-Central Ethiopia, NE-North Ethiopia,NW- Northwest Ethiopia, SE-South Ethiopia, SW-Southwest Ethiopia. CS-Cross sectional, RS-Retrospective study, PC-Prospective Cross sectional, PL-Prospective longitudinal study. EIA: Enzyme immunoassay, ELISA: Enzyme linked immunoassay, RIA: Radioimmunoassay, CIA-Chromatographic immunoassay. ANC-antenatal care, MWHs/NMWHs-medical waste handlers / Non-medical waste handlers, CLD-Chronic liver disease. +DNA Hybridization. ** (A = 9–12), (B =5–8), (C = 1–4). ¥For the meta-analysis. Blank cells in the table indicated that the information was unavailable in the original articles. Different quality scores might be observed in a single study which reported both HBV and HCV simultaneously. (DOCX 70 kb
