FREQUENCY OF HEPATITIS B AND C POSITIVE CASES AMONG BLOOD DONORS VISITING BLOOD TRANSFUSION CENTRES OF DISTRICT ABBOTTABAD

Authors

  • Muhammad Kaleem Khan Department of Pathology BBS Teaching Hospital, Women Medical College, Abbottabad
  • Salma Shazia Department of Forensic Medcine, Ayub Teaching Hospital Women Medical College, Abbottabad
  • Haroon Ur Raheed Department of Pathology BBS Teaching Hospital, Women Medical College, Abbottabad
  • Shoukat Sohail Department of Pathology, Ayub Teaching Hospital Women Medical College, Abbottabad
  • Ajmal Hussain Department of Pathology, Ayub Teaching Hospital Women Medical College, Abbottabad
  • Zahoor Ahmed Department of Biochemistry, Khyber Medical College, Peshawar
  • Sunia Qasuria Khan Department of Pathology, Ayub Teaching Hospital Women Medical College, Abbottabad

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v10i02.310

Abstract

Objective: To determine the frequency of hepatitis B and C positive cases among Blood donors visiting Blood Banks of District Abbottabad.

Materials and Methods: A total of 23596 subjects were screened for HBs Ag and anti-HCV in this descriptive study conducted from 1st January 2017 to 30 June 2018. Patients of either sex and more than 18 years of age were screened for both hepatitis B and C. Patients with evidence of hepatitis B or C in the past were excluded. The HBs Ag and Anti-HCV screening was performed through Immunochromatographic (ICT) method. All sera showing reactivity were then confirmed with Enzyme Linked Immumo-sorbent Assay (ELISA). The information of the patients was recorded on a proforma and analyzed.

Results: The frequency of hepatitis B was found to be 928 (3.93%). Prevalence of hepatitis C was 294 (1.24%). Overall prevalence of hepatitis was more common in rural population than the urban population.

Conclusion: Hepatitis B is more common than hepatitis C in District Abbottabad. The high frequency of hepatitis needs to launch a major public awareness program and preventive measures to prevent its further spreading. 

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Published

2020-06-30

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Muhammad Kaleem Khan, Salma Shazia, Haroon Ur Raheed, Shoukat Sohail, Ajmal Hussain, Zahoor Ahmed, & Sunia Qasuria Khan. (2020). FREQUENCY OF HEPATITIS B AND C POSITIVE CASES AMONG BLOOD DONORS VISITING BLOOD TRANSFUSION CENTRES OF DISTRICT ABBOTTABAD. JOURNAL OF KHYBER COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY, 10(02), 14–16. https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v10i02.310

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Vol. 10 No. 02 (2020): Journal of Khyber College of Dentistry

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