Screening of hepatitis B and C viral infection, recognition of risk factors, and immunization of patients against hepatitis B virus: a module developed for effective hepatitis control.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The continually increasing incidence of hepatitis, a worldwide health issue, in Pakistan, has highlighted the need to investigate the epidemiology factors and implement preventive measures accordingly. The purpose of this study was to scrutinize the prevalent and significantly associated risk factors of hepatitis in students and employees, screening them for hepatitis B and C virus and vaccinating them against HBV to make IUB hepatitis free.

Methodology

A total of 12,912 participants including students (n = 10,948) and employees (n = 1964) were screened for HBV and HCV via immunochromatographic test. Hepatitis- positive participants' blood samples were further tested and viral load was estimated by quantitative PCR. All the hepatitis-negative parti

SUBMITTER: Ejaz S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10721974 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature