ArticleArchives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique2012
Hepatitis B and C prevalence among the high risk groups of Pakistani population. A cross sectional study.
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- The status of hepatitis C virus infection among people who inject drugs in the Middle East and North Africa.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2020Pooled it
- Substance Use During Imprisonment in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.Epidemiologic reviews · 2018Pooled it
- Epidemiology, risk factors, and pathogenesis associated with a superbug: A comprehensive literature review on hepatitis C virus infection.SAGE open medicine · 2022Review
- Hyponatremia and Its Correlation With Hepatic Encephalopathy and Severity of Liver Disease.Cureus · 2021Article
- Prevalence of Transfusion Transmitted Infections and the Quality of Life in β-thalassemia Major Patients.Cureus · 2019Article
- HBV Transmission Risk Assessment in Healthcare Workers, Household and Sexual Contacts of HBV Infected Patients in the Southwest Region of Cameroon.Oman medical journal · 2019Article
- Predictors of Drug Injection in High-Risk Populations of Prisoners with a History of Tattooing: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of research in health sciences · 2019Article
- The epidemiology of hepatitis C virus in Pakistan: systematic review and meta-analyses.Royal Society open science · 2018Article
- Hepatitis B virus infection among sexually active individuals in Nigeria: a cross-sectional study.The Pan African medical journal · 2018Article
- The Correlation between Different Risk Factors of Hepatitis C and Different Genotypes.Advanced biomedical research · 2017Article
- Fulminant hepatic failure (FHF) due to acute hepatitis C.Pakistan journal of medical sciencesArticle
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backgroundHepatitis B and C cause significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. Little is known about the existence of hepatitis B and C among high risk groups of the Pakistani population. The present study was conducted to determine the prevalence of Hepatitis B and C in high risk groups, their comparison and the possible mode of acquisition by obtaining the history of exposure to known risk factors.
methodsThis cross sectional study was carried out in Karachi, from January 2007 to June 2008.HBsAg and Anti HCV screening was carried out in blood samples collected from four vulnerable or at risk groups which included injecting drug users (IDUs), prisoners, security personnel and health care workers (HCWs). Demographic information was recorded and the possible mode of acquisition was assessed by detailed interview. Logistic regression analysis was conducted using the STATA software.
resultsWe screened 4202 subjects, of these, 681 individuals were reactive either with hepatitis B or C. One hundred and thirty three (3.17%) were hepatitis B reactive and 548 (13.0%) were diagnosed with hepatitis C. After adjusting for age, security personnel, prisoners and IV drug users were 5, 3 and 6 times more likely to be hepatitis B reactive respectively as compared to the health care workers. IDUs were 46 times more likely to be hepatitis C positive compared with health care workers.
conclusionThe prevalence of hepatitis B and C was considerably higher in IDUs, prisoners and security personnel compared to HCWs group. Hepatitis C is more prevalent than hepatitis B in all these risk groups. Prevalence of hepatitis C increased with the increase in age. Use of unsterilized syringes, used syringes, body piercing and illicit sexual relations were found to be important associated risk factors for higher prevalence of Hepatitis B and C in these groups.
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