| prevalence of antibody to hepatitis c virus among saudi arabian children: a community-based study. | in a population-based survey, 39 (0.90%) of 4,496 saudi arabian children (ages 1 to 10) were positive for antibody to hepatitis c virus. no significant difference was seen between the prevalence rate in males (0.9%) and females (0.8%) or between urban (0.7%) and rural dwellers (1.0%). a significant variation of rates (0% to 5.7%) was seen from one region to another. the gizan population, noted for hyperendemic hepatitis b virus infection, had the highest prevalence of antibody to hepatitis c vir ... | 1991 | 1650324 |