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

How to Cite

Tahir, M., Khan, M. B., Abbas, H. B., & Mustafa, G. (2023). FREQUENCY AND RISK FACTORS FOR CHORONIC HCV IINFECTION:A COMMUNITY BASED STUDY. Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 60(4), 614–18. https://doi.org/10.51253/pafmj.v60i4.9795