Hepatitis-C virus infection; seroprevalence and risk factors in staff nurses of Lahore, Pakistan

ABSTRACT

Objectives: Nursing staff is at potential danger of getting HCV infection. Objective of present study is to determine the prevalence and associated risk factors of hepatitis C among nurses in Lahore, Pakistan. It also aimed to estimate the HCV genotypes and find out any relationship between their working area and the incidence of HCV infection