Prevalence of Sero-Molecular Markers of Hepatitis C and B Viruses among Patients with β-Thalassemia Major in Northern West Bank, Palestine

Table 1

Demographic characteristics of the study group ( ).

Parameter		%
Sex
Male	71	51
Female	68	49
Age group
0–4	10	7
5–9	16	12
10–14	29	21
15–19	32	23
20–24	23	17
25–29	15	11
30–34	3	2
35–30	8	6
>40	3	2
Locality
Jenin	36	26
Nablus	72	52
Tulkarem	31	22
Marital status
Single	133	96
Married	6	4