Incidence of Hepatitis A, B & C with Relation to Age, Sex, Occupation, Socio-Economic Status, & Urban or Rural Area of Hazara Division & District Sialkot

Abstract

Objective: To study the incidence of Hepatitis A,B & C with relation to age, sex, occupation, socio economic status, Medical  & surgical treatment, Blade used for shaving & urban or Rural area of Hazara Division &  District Sialkot.

Study Design: Original study

Place and Duration of Study:  This study was conducted at Shaheena Jamil Teaching Hospital Abbotabad & Islam Teaching Hospital Sialkot from 1st January 2010 to 30th April 2013.

Materials and Methods: 300 cases of Hepatitis A,B & C were randomly selected from the patients attending to OPD & emergency of Shaheena  Jamil Teaching Hospital Abbotabad &Islam Teaching Hospital Sialkot & their peripheral Districts.

Results: Results are shown in Table No. 1 to Table No. 9

Conclusion: The sanitary conditions of drinking water should be improve. The Medical & Paramedical Staff should take care against syringe needle prick, surgical knife cut & blood transfusion. In barber shop during hair cutting & clean shave the blade should be new one & not reused. The sexual contact should be restricted to the life partner. The Dental surgery is also one toll for Hepatitis spread.

The aggravating factors such as occupation & socio economic status, Medical & surgical treatment, blade used for shaving, surgical instruments, syringe, blood transfusion Dentistry instruments should be free of infection & sanitary conditions should be improved.