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Aim: The present study was carried out to assess the prevalence ofhepatitis C virus (HCV) in relation to sex, age, promotive factors,associated symptoms and season among human urban population of Multan,Pakistan for a period of 28 months from June 2003 - October 2005. Method: The present study was based on the data, collected randomlyfrom the human population aging from 1-72 years. The population wasdivided into three age groups i.e old (age above 50 years), mature (age13-50 years) and young (age below 13 years). Results: The resultsfrom the present study suggested that among the observed urbanpopulation of Multan (n= 1166), prevalence of HCV was (6.68%). Theprevalence of HCV when studied in different age groups of both sexes,it was found that prevalence of HCV was maximum (8.92%) in mature malesas compared to young males (6.66%) and old males (7.69%). Theprevalence of hepatitis C was higher (5.68%) in old females as comparedto mature females (5.03%) and young females (5.17%). Conclusion: Themain promotive factors for HCV were contaminated barber, parlor tools(23.07%), unscreened blood transfusion (17.94%), contaminated dentistequipments (17.94%), infected syringes (15.38%), and contaminatedsurgery equipment (12.82%). The reported cases of HCV positive patientswere maximum in summer (76.92%) as compared to (23.07%) in winter.

Prevalence of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) in Relation to Its Promotive Factors among Human Urban Population of Multan, Pakistan