AWARENESS OF RISK FACTORS OF HEPATITIS B AND C AMONG PEOPLE
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Keywords
Awareness, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B
Abstract
Background: Viral hepatitis exists throughout the world and is a major global public health problem affecting millions of people. Hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C (HCV) virus are the commonest causes of inflammation of the liver leading to chronic liver diseases. According to WHO criteria an estimated 240 million people are chronically affected with hepatitis B.
Objective: Our objective is to assess the current level of knowledge regarding the risk factors of hepatitis among the patients coming to tertiary care hospital.
Study Design: Cross-sectional survey from OPD of Shalamar hospital Lahore Punjab Pakistan.
Setting: A cross sectional study was conducted among the patient presented to the OPD Of Shalamar hospital. Total 150 patients aged 17-72 years over the period of 2 months (June-July) were considered for inclusion.
Results: To find out the percentage of awareness of risk factors of hepatitis B and c in 150 patients of OPD room of Shalamar hospital was collected reviewed successfully as sample size and entry was made in the data form specially design for this study. On an average 82% of participants righty knew the causative factors. In majority of participants knew that vaccine is available.
Conclusion: This study demonstrates awareness about risk factors of hepatitis B and c among people is persuasive. There is still need to educate people regarding some superstitions and environmental factors.
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Faizan Jawahar
Shalamar Hospital, Lahore - Pakistan
Bilal Javaid Qureshi
Shalamar Medical and Dental College, Lahore - Pakistan
Muhammad Tanzeel Akhtar
Shalamar medical and dental college, Lahore - Pakistan
Dr Sana Majid
CMH, Lahore - Pakistan
Dr Abdul Rafah Subhani
SIMS, Lahore - Pakistan
Dr Waqar Hafeez
Shalamar Hospital, Lahore - Pakistan