Prevalence of Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and HIV in Cataract Surgery Patients at DHQ Teaching Hospital Sargodha

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  • Nasrullah Khan, Tamoor Iqbal and Wajid Ali Kanju Author

Abstract

Purpose:  To  investigate  prevalence  of  hepatitis  B,  hepatitis  C  and  HIV  in  patients  admitted  for  cataract surgery  in  DHQ  teaching  hospital  Sargodha.

Study Design: Cross sectional study

Place  and  Duration  of  Study:  This study was conducted at the Department of Eye, DHQ  Teaching  Hospital  Sargodha  from  1 January  2017  to 30 June, 2017.

Materials  and  Methods:  After  taking  the  informed  consent  patients  were  tested  in  the  DHQ  hospital  Sargodha  laboratory  for  Hepatitis  B  surface  antigen  (HBsAg),  Anti-HCV  and  HIV.  Those  with  the  positive  results  were  used  to  determine  the  prevalence  of  Hepatitis  B,  Hepatitis  C  and  HIV.

Results:  767  patients  were  admitted  for  cataract  in  the  period  of  six  months  (January  2017  -  June  2017)  in  DHQ  Teaching  Hospital  Sargodha. Mean age was 61 years.  Number  of  male  patients  was  417  (54.37%)  and  of  female  patients  was  350  (45.63%).  Total  patients  who  were  Hepatitis  B  positive  were  15  (1.95%),  Hepatitis  C  positive  were  84  (10.95%)  and  HIV  positive  were  2  (0.26%).

Conclusion: Prevalence  of  Hepatitis  B  and  C  is  higher  among  the  patients  presenting  in  DHQ  teaching  hospital  Sargodha  as  compared  to  the  average  prevalence  in  Pakistan  as  well  as  globally.  Furthermore  2  patients  with  HIV  positivity  were  also  found.

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2024-05-19

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Prevalence of Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and HIV in Cataract Surgery Patients at DHQ Teaching Hospital Sargodha. (2024). Medical Forum Monthly, 28(11). https://medicalforummonthly.com/index.php/mfm/article/view/4285