Seroprevalence of hepatitis "B" in Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital (KMCTH).

ABSTRACT

A retrospective study conducted in patients attending Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital (KMCTH) Sinamangal Kathmandu over a nine months period from April 2001 to December 2001. The aim of present study is to assess the seroprevalence of viral Hepatitis B in patients attending KMCTH. A total of 200 patients blood were examined for the presence of Hepatitis B virus infection, out of that 5 (2.5%) were found to be positive for Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) tested by immuno-chromatographic method. All the positive cases were found to be male age between 21 to 80 years and most of them 3 (60%) are young and productive age group (21-40 years).