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Prevalence of hepatitis B and C infection in district Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies · 2017 · Vol. 5(1) · pp. 86–88
Javid Khan✉Hameed Ur RehmanUmar ZebMaqsood QaisarMuhammad Azeem KhanMujaddad Ur RehmanMuhammad Ayub JadoonAkhlaq HussainJalal Ud DinRasool BayanHaleema Sadia
Abstract
The aim of the research work was to find out the Prevalence of Hepatitis B and C Infection in District Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. During the present study about 790 blood samples were collected from Hepatitis B & C patients along with their information, sex and marital status through an interview. Out of 790 patients, a total 501(125.37%) patients were found positive for HBV and HCV. Among these 414 (104.58%) and 87(20.79%) were positive for HBV and HCV respectively. From the above study, it may be concluded that HBV is dominant over HCV in district Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Hepatitis B Virus StudiesHepatitis C virus researchLiver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentKhyber pakhtunkhwaMarital statusMedicineHepatitis BVirologyHepatitis CEnvironmental healthSocioeconomicsPopulation
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