MODE OF TRANSMISSION OF HEPATITIS C VIRUS IN DISTRICT BUNER, KPK, PAKISTAN

Zunaira Akbar, Zunaira Akbar and Bashir Ahmad, Bashir Ahmad and Uzma Saleem, Uzma Saleem and Zikria Saleem, Zikria Saleem MODE OF TRANSMISSION OF HEPATITIS C VIRUS IN DISTRICT BUNER, KPK, PAKISTAN. International journal of biology, Pharmacy and allied sciences, 6 (9). pp. 1676-1682. ISSN 2277-4998

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Abstract

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major health problem in Buner, district of KPK, Pakistan. The
objective of this study was to determine the mode of transmission of hepatitis C in Buner. A
descriptive study of 10 month duration was carried out in DHQ Hospital Daggar, Buner.
Brief questionnaire was designed and data of 720 Hepatitis C patients was collected and
analyzed using Microsoft excel and Spss. Results showed that Surgery 297(41.2%) and
having shave at barbershop 198(27.5%) in addition to family history are major mode of
hepatitis C transmission.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: R Medicine > RS Pharmacy and materia medica
Divisions: Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences (FPS) > Riphah Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences Lahore
Depositing User: Zunaira Zunaira Akbar
Date Deposited: 29 Nov 2020 05:29
Last Modified: 29 Nov 2020 05:29
URI: http://research.riphah.edu.pk/id/eprint/988

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