PREVALENCE OF HEPATITIS E IN JAGATPURA & JHALANA SLUM AREAS OF JAIPUR CITY
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Keywords
Hepatitis E, Jaipur slums, prevalence, sanitation, hygiene.
Abstract
Background & Objective: Hepatitis E is a viral liver infection that is common in developing countries, including India. Slum areas in India are particularly affected by Hepatitis E due to the lack of clean water, proper sanitation, and poor hygiene conditions. The present study was planned to study the prevalence of Hepatitis E in the Jagatpura and Jhalana slum areas of Jaipur, India.
Material & Method: A total of 145 patients were enrolled in the study from March 2019 to December 2019 and tested for the presence of anti-HEV IgM antibodies with the Bioneovan ELISA kit. The study was conducted in 2 different slum areas and results were analysed using descriptive statistics.
Result: Among the 145 cases enrolled 53.81% were females and 46.21% were males. The most affected age group was 70–80 years age. Total positivity for HEV IgM was found to be 4.14%, positivity in the Jhalana slums was (8.33%) higher than that of the Jagatpura (1.18%) slums. Positivity was higher in males 5 (7.46%) than females 01(1.28%). The condition of sanitation and hygiene was poor.
Conclusion: Overall HEV positivity in slums was found to be 4.14%, and positivity was higher in Jhalana slums. This highlights the need for improvement in sanitation and hygiene in these areas to reduce the burden of this disease and extensive information and education campaigns should be planned for awareness in public.
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Vivek Kumar Srivastava
PhD, Scholar Department of Microbiology, SMS Medical College, Jaipur Rajasthan
Pratibha Sharma
Scientist C, DHR State Viral Research & Diagnostic laboratory, Department of Microbiology, SMS Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan.
Himanshu Sharma
Scientist B DHR State Viral Research & Diagnostic laboratory, Department of Microbiology, SMS Medical college Jaipur, Rajasthan
Neha Bhomia
Scientist C, DHR State Viral Research & Diagnostic laboratory, Department of Microbiology, SMS Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan
Bharti Malhotra
Senior Professor, Department of Microbiology, SMS Medical College, Jawahar Lal Nehru Marg, Jaipur 302004 Rajasthan, Mobile No: 91-9414042040