FREQUENCY AND RISK FACTORS FOR CHORONIC HCV IINFECTION:A COMMUNITY  BASED STUDY

Muhammad Tahir; Muhammad Babar Khan; Hassan Burair Abbas; Ghulam Mustafa

doi:10.51253/pafmj.v60i4.9795

FREQUENCY AND RISK FACTORS FOR CHORONIC HCV IINFECTION:A COMMUNITY BASED STUDY

Authors

Muhammad Tahir PAF Hospital Sargodha
Muhammad Babar Khan MH Rawalpindi
Hassan Burair Abbas PAF Hospital Sargodha
Ghulam Mustafa PAF Hospital Sargodha

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51253/pafmj.v60i4.9795

Keywords:

Enzyme linked immunosorbant assey (ELISA), Hepatitis C Virus (HCV), Prevalence, Polymerized chain reation(PCR), Risk Factors

Abstract

Objectives: It was a community based, cross sectional study undertaken to access the frequency of HCV infection and to find out risk factor accociated with its spread..

Results: The frequency of HCV was found to be 53.6%.The most important risk factore associated with the transmission of HCV infection was unsafe injection therapy with contaminated equipment.

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Published

16-01-2023

Issue

Vol. 60 No. 4 (2010): December

Section

Original Articles

How to Cite

Tahir M, Khan MB, Abbas HB, Mustafa G. FREQUENCY AND RISK FACTORS FOR CHORONIC HCV IINFECTION:A COMMUNITY BASED STUDY. Pak Armed Forces Med J [Internet]. 2023 Jan. 16 [cited 2024 Dec. 22];60(4):614-18. Available from: https://pafmj.org/PAFMJ/article/view/9795