Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated with Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C and their Correlation with Inflammatory Markers among Southern Region of Punjab

Author: U. Ghani , M. Naeem , S.S.H. Bukhari , G. Yar , I. Tariq , S. Siddique , H.A. Nawaz , Z.A.A. Pal , F. Nasim and S.A.H. Bukhari

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Abstract

Hepatitis is becoming a major health problem worldwide. HBV is majorly transmitted by blood transfusion or by various body fluids like vaginal and semen fluids. HCV is also one of the major diseases that cause many prolonged effects like hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and liver cirrhosis. This observational study was conducted in Department of Pathology, Nishtar Medical College and Hospital, Multan as a part of internship. In this study many tests related to liver function, hematological parameters such as neutrophils, lymphocytes and Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C virus tests are included. Statistical analysis system was used to perform data analysis. The results were considered to be statistically significant when p values were < 0.05. In patients of HCB and HCV the severity of infection can be determined by inflammatory markers of liver such as ALT, AST in addition to other biomarkers. According to data analysis it was suggested that there is low prevalence of HBV and high prevalence o

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HCV, HBV, ALT, AST, Inflammatory Markers, Liver Cirrhosis.

Conclusion

Certain liver inflammatory markers like AST, ALT along with other biomarkers indicated severity of severity of HCV and HBV infection in patients. Data suggested that there is high prevalence of HCV and low prevalence of HBV in southern region of Punjab. There is more need of funding for projects designing in associate with HBV especially HCV because as a chronic disease needed to treat with proper medications. Risk factors such as using of same razors and unprotected drug injections can be prevented by cooperation of public with health care workers and respective team associated with controlling of infectious diseases.

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Ghani, U., Naeem, M. Bukhari, S.S.H., Yar, G., Tariq, I., Siddique, S., Nawaz, H.A., Pal, Z.A.A., Nasim, F. and Bukhari, S.A.H. (2019). Prevalence and Risk Factors associated with Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C and their Correlation with Inflammatory Mark