@article{Farooqi_Farooqi_Khan_._2011, title={FREQUENCY OF HEPATITIS B AND C IN SELECTED GROUPS OF POPULATION IN NWFP, PAKISTAN}, volume={21}, url={https://www.jpmi.org.pk/index.php/jpmi/article/view/187}, abstractNote={<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #1f1a17; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #1f1a17; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #1f1a17; font-size: x-small;"><p>Objective: To determine the frequency of hepatitis B and hepatitis C in selected groups of population in</p><p>NWFP, Pakistan.</p><p>Material and Methods: We analyzed our unpublished data as well as searched out local data, published</p><p>till December 2006, to know the frequency of Hepatitis B and C in NWFP in the following groups: 1)</p><p>general population, 2) healthy blood donors, 3) pre-procedure screening, 4) patients with liver diseases, and</p><p>5) high risk populations like thalassaemia.</p><p>Results: We found 2.28% prevalence for hepatitis B virus (HBV) and 3.19% for hepatitis C virus (HCV)</p><p>in general population, 1.83% (HBV) and 2.34% (HCV) in healthy blood donors, 2.09% (HBV) and 4.06%</p><p>(HCV) in screening data, 27.55% (HBV) and 48.78% (HCV) in chronic hepatitis patients, 26.56% (HBV)</p><p>and 51.09% (HCV) in liver cirrhosis, 14.28% (HBV) and 67.86% (HCV) in hepatoma, and 6.7% (HBV)</p><p>and 40.9% (HCV) in children with thalassaemia requiring multiple transfusions.</p><p>Conclusion: We conclude that HCV and HBV has become one of the major problems in NWFP like the</p><p>rest of the country, resulting in chronic liver disease and its complications.</p></span></span></span>}, number={3}, journal={Journal of Postgraduate Medical Institute}, author={Farooqi, Javed Iqbal and Farooqi, Rukhsana Javed and Khan, Nowshad and ., Mussarat}, year={2011}, month={Aug.} }