Appraisal of Hepatitis-B and Hepatitis-C Prevalence

Muhammad Arif Ali; Muhammad Akhtar Parvez; Muhammad Moaaz Arif

doi:10.29054/apmc/2015.324

Muhammad Arif Ali Assistant Professor, Community Medicine Independent Medical College Faisalabad
Muhammad Akhtar Parvez Assistant Professor, Community Medicine Punjab Medical College Faisalabad
Muhammad Moaaz Arif Post Graduate Trainee Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences Punjab Medical College Faisalabad

DOI: https://doi.org/10.29054/apmc/2015.324

Keywords: Hepatitis-B, Hepatitis-C, Blood Donors, Blood Transfusion center, Prevalence

Abstract

Objective: To asses prevalence of HBV and HCV among healthy blood donors. Study Setting: Blood Transfusion Services Center DHQ Hospital Faisalabad. (Blood donation record of blood donors). Study Design: Retrospective review of blood donation record of blood donors, who attended this center from 1^st Jan 2014 To 31^st Dec 2014. Materials and Methods: The blood donation record of 32028 persons was reviewed who visited BTSC DHQ Hospital Faisalabad for donation of blood. The donors were selected according to International donor selection criteria. All the blood donors were screened for HBV and HCV by

“Rapid Method.” Results: Review and analysis of blood donation record of 32028 screened blood donors showed that 11.16% blood donors were female ( n= 3574 ) and 88.84% were male (n=28454).Among total, 609 blood donors were HBV positive i.e.1.90% and 2724 were HCV positive i.e. 8.50%. Conclusion: This study concluded that the prevalence of HBV&HCV among healthy blood donors of this area, HBV to be in low endemic group (<2 %) while HCV in high endemic group (>8%). Female donors are proportionately less than male donors.