FREQUENCY OF HEPATITIS B, HEPATITIS C AND HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUSES IN INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS OF SOUTH WAZIRISTAN, PAKISTAN
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Feb 14, 2017
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Internally displaced persons, Hepatitis B virus, Hepatitis C virus, Human immunodeficiency virus
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Objectives: To investigate the burden of hepatitis B, hepatitis C and human immunodeficiency virus and to explore route of transmission in internally displaced persons of South Waziristan.
Methodology: A cross sectional study was carried out in Gomal Medical Collage, Dera Ismail Khan; Mufti Mehmood Teaching Hospital Bannu and Basic Health Unit Zaferabad, Dera Ismail Khan. Total 300 internally displaced persons (IDPs) of South Waziristan who were undiagnosed and presented with non-specific symptoms were included in the study. The data was analyzed in SPSS version 16. Confidentiality of subjects was ensured.
Results: In this study 300 IDPs were screened for HBsAg, anti-HCV and anti HIV antibodies. Out of which male were 190 and female were 110. More males were suffering from hepatitis B (10.3%) than hepatitis C (6.7%) or HIV (0.7%) as compared to females (3.3%), (5%) and (0.3%) respectively. A total of 5(1.7%) cases had history of previous surgery and 17(5.7%) had history of tooth extraction.
Conclusion: The frequency of HBV was higher as compared to HCV and HIV infections. The frequency of all the three infections was comparatively more in males as compared to females. Most likely Most likely risk factors for acquistion of infection were unhygienic tooth extractions, unsafe blood transfusions and iatrogenic.
Methodology: A cross sectional study was carried out in Gomal Medical Collage, Dera Ismail Khan; Mufti Mehmood Teaching Hospital Bannu and Basic Health Unit Zaferabad, Dera Ismail Khan. Total 300 internally displaced persons (IDPs) of South Waziristan who were undiagnosed and presented with non-specific symptoms were included in the study. The data was analyzed in SPSS version 16. Confidentiality of subjects was ensured.
Results: In this study 300 IDPs were screened for HBsAg, anti-HCV and anti HIV antibodies. Out of which male were 190 and female were 110. More males were suffering from hepatitis B (10.3%) than hepatitis C (6.7%) or HIV (0.7%) as compared to females (3.3%), (5%) and (0.3%) respectively. A total of 5(1.7%) cases had history of previous surgery and 17(5.7%) had history of tooth extraction.
Conclusion: The frequency of HBV was higher as compared to HCV and HIV infections. The frequency of all the three infections was comparatively more in males as compared to females. Most likely Most likely risk factors for acquistion of infection were unhygienic tooth extractions, unsafe blood transfusions and iatrogenic.
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Najib R, Mumtaz S, Ahmed J, Muhammad H, Ahmed N, Qureshi MSH. FREQUENCY OF HEPATITIS B, HEPATITIS C AND HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUSES IN INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS OF SOUTH WAZIRISTAN, PAKISTAN. J Postgrad Med Inst [Internet]. 2017 Feb. 14 [cited 2024 Dec. 25];31(1). Available from: https://jpmi.org.pk/index.php/jpmi/article/view/2015
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