prevalence of antibodies to hepatitis A, B, and C viruses in children of Karachi

ABSTRACT

A prevalence survey of antibodies to hepatitis A, B, C, in children of Karachi is reported. The study was carried out in children from Civil Hospital, Karachi between September 1990 to October 1991. The prevalence of IgG antibodies to hepatitis-A was very high; with 5 year old children showing 94% positivity of exposure to Hepatitis A virus Antibody to Hepatitis B surface antigen [anti-HBS] was found in nearly 2% of children upto 14 years of age. The prevalence of Hepatitis C [anti-HCV] was negligable being 0.43% upto 14 years of age