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Background: Hepatitis virus infections have many serious consequences like chronic hepatitis, fulminant hepatitis, liver cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma and liver cancer. Serological test is thus necessary to identify hepatitis virus in the body. An observational study was conducted with an objective to detect hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and anti-hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibodies by rapid card tests and to find the prevalence of co-infection with hepatitis B and hepatitis C viruses from January 2019 to June 2019.Methods: Blood samples were received from patients irrespective of age and sex, constituted the material for the present study. All samples were tested on hepacard and tri-dot card for the detection of hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus and results were interpreted as per Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute guidelines.Results: Out of 3488 samples, 254 samples were positive for hepatitis virus infection. Out of these 254 samples positive for hepatitis viruses, 22 (0.6%) patients were positive for hepatitis B virus and 232 (6.6%) patients were positive for hepatitis C virus. Only 2 (0.7%) of these patients showed co-infection with both viruses.Conclusions: Male patients showed more positivity of hepatitis virus as compared to females. Patients were more from outpatient department (OPD) as compared to inpatient department (IPD). Hepatitis virus infection was found to be highest in the age group 21-40 and lowest in the age group above 80 years. Both the co-infected patients were males and from IPD.
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Introduction: Many external and internal factors eitherdirectly or indirectly regulate our health. Similarly, manyparameters such as high glucose, high cholesterol, and highblood pressure are the indicators of our healthiness. BodyMass Index (BMI) and Waist to Height Ratio (WtHR) aresuch parameters which indicate the degree of healthiness of anindividual. Current study aimed at estimation and comparisonof the statistical relationships of BMI, body weight and WtHRwith serum cholesterol level in healthy Individuals of agegroup of 18-30.Material and methods: This study was done on total 54healthy persons (27 male and 27 females) of age group 18-30. The data of age, height weight and waist circumference ofall participants were collected. In their fasting blood samples,total serum cholesterol was measured by colorimetric kit.In this study statistical correlation was confirmed by threedifferent statistical methods.Results: Our statistical analysis suggested that BMI, bodyweight and WtHR are positively correlated with average totalserum cholesterol level with a significant p value (<0.05).Statistical correlation coefficient values further suggestedthat BMI could be a better predictor of cholesterol levelassociated diseases as compared to body weight and WtHR inhealthy individuals of age group 18-30. High BMI and Waistcircumference are indicators of overweight and/ obesity.Conclusion: These findings indicated that BMI could be abetter predictor of cholesterol level associated diseases ascompared to body weight and WtHR in healthy individuals ofage group 18-30.