Frequency and determinants of Hepatitis B and C virusin general population of Farash Town, Islamabad

ABSTRACT

Background and Objective: Both Hepatitis B virus [HBV] and hepatitis C virus [HCV] infections are rapidly spreading in the developing countries. Both of them are blood borne and are transmitted through un-screened blood transfusion, inadequately sterilized needles and equipment. According to WHO's criteria of endemicity, Pakistan has high disease burden of Hepatitis B and C. The present study was planned to determine the frequency and to identify the risk factors of hepatitis B and C virus in the general community of Farash town