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ArticleFrontiers in public health2023

Screening of hepatitis B and C viral infection, recognition of risk factors, and immunization of patients against hepatitis B virus: a module developed for effective hepatitis control.

Samina Ejaz, Iqra Abdullah, Waqas Nazir Malik, Shazia Anjum, Muhammad Ashraf, Naveed Akhtar, Aurangzeb Khan, Yasir Hameed, Muhammad Usman, Usman Cheema and 1 more

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Article in Frontiers in public health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Samina Ejaz *Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Biochemistry, Biotechnology and Bioinformatics (IBBB), The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan.
Iqra Abdullah *Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Biochemistry, Biotechnology and Bioinformatics (IBBB), The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan.
Waqas Nazir Malik *Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Biochemistry, Biotechnology and Bioinformatics (IBBB), The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan.
Shazia AnjumInstitute of Chemistry, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan.
Muhammad AshrafInstitute of Chemistry, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan.
Naveed AkhtarDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan.
Aurangzeb KhanDistrict Head Quarter Hospital, Bahawalpur, Pakistan.
Yasir HameedDepartment of Biotechnology, Institute of Biochemistry, Biotechnology and Bioinformatics (IBBB), The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan.
Muhammad UsmanDepartment of Biochemistry, Institute of Biochemistry, Biotechnology and Bioinformatics (IBBB), The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan.
Usman CheemaMedical Division, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan.
Safeena SidiqWomen Health Care Center and Maternity Home (WHCC&MH), The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan.
Islamia University of Bahawalpur · PKBahawal Victoria Hospital · PK

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: The continually increasing incidence of hepatitis, a worldwide health issue, in Pakistan, has highlighted the need to investigate the epidemiology factors and implement preventive measures accordingly. The purpose of this study was to scrutinize the prevalent and significantly associated risk factors of hepatitis in students and employees, screening them for hepatitis B and C virus and vaccinating them against HBV to make IUB hepatitis free. Methodology: A total of 12,912 participants including students ( Results: Results indicated that 662/12912 participants (students = 478/10,948, employees = 184/1,964) tested positive for hepatitis. Among them, HCV was observed to be more prevalent than HBV among the study participants, employees, and students, and viral count was low in both HBV and HCV-infected participants. However, men were more affected than women. The studied risk factors represented higher frequency among hepatitis-positive participants relative to the hepatitis-negative participants. The Chi-square test revealed that students' gender, history of hepatitis in the family and relatives, dental treatment, sharing cosmetics and shaving blades were significant ( Discussion: Our study enabled us to recognize different risk factors of hepatitis among the target population. The information thus generated can be usefully applied in planning hepatitis awareness, targeted screening, and effective control programs for other target populations. In general, this module can be further utilized for any other disease.

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Hepatitis BHepatitis CFemaleHepatitis B virusHumansMaleRisk FactorsVaccinationHepatitis B virusHepatitis C virusimmunization and preventionrisk factorsscreening

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PMID38106902
PMCPMC10721974
OpenAlexW4388936363

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