STUDY OF TWO KILLING DISEASES: HEPATITIS B (HBV), HEPATITIS C (HCV), PREVALENCE AND RISK FACTORS IN RURAL AREAS


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Muzaffar Munir, Tanveer Ahmed,Farzana Muneer, Navid Rafiq

Volume :

5

Issue :

05

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Background: Hepatitis B (HBV), Hepatitis C (HCV) a virus are the 2 most frequent diseases in all over the world, and causes more mortality and death ratio worldwide. In Pakistan HBV and HCV Patients population is too high especially in rural areas; Study was conducted THQ Hospital Chowk Azam Layyah to evaluate the frequency and risk factors of HBV and HCV patients in this area. Objective: The aim of this prospective study was to examine the risk factors causes HBV and HCV and its prevalence, also sex and gender evaluation. Method: This descriptive study was conducted THQ Hospital Chowk Azam Layyah, during from Feb 2017 to January 2018. In this study we included 1050 patients of chronic liver failure to examine the frequency and risk factors causes of Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C viruses. Results: In this detailed study we included 1050 patients of liver diseases, out of 1050 We found 135 patients had both Hepatitis B (HBV) and Hepatitis C (HCV), 55 (5.23%) patients were found +Hepatitis C and 80 (7.62%) patients were found +HBV. The mean age calculated was 36.05 years. In 135 patients of HBV and HCV, men were 45 (33.33%) and 68 (50.37%) were women while 22 patients were aged of

Keyword :

Hepatitis B, HBV C, Frequency, Factors.
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