Open AccessEpidemiology of chronic hepatitis B in Majeedia Unani Hospital, New Delhi.
Author(s) -
Shabnam Ansari,
Mohammad Akhtar Siddiqui,
Sharad Malhotra,
Mohammad Maaz
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of drug delivery and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2250-1177
DOI - 10.22270/jddt.v9i2.2571
Subject(s) - medicine , epidemiology , disease , environmental health , vaccination , hepatitis b , public health , health care , ethnic group , occult , population , immunology , alternative medicine , pathology , economic growth , sociology , anthropology , economics
India has HBV carrier rate of 3.0% approximately with a high prevalence rate in the villages and remote areas. The variation in social, ethnic, economic, habits and other health conditions in different areas may explain the difference in outcomes of the disease. High-risk groups (especially tribals) also harbor significant disease burden and have a high prevalence of occult infection, supporting the potential of unknowingly spreading the disease. Hence identifying and targeting those population for public healthcare measure is the necessity to control the disease and promoting hepatitis B vaccination around the country. The present study was carried to out to elucidate epidemiology of chronic hepatitis B in the patients of Majeedia Unani Hospital New Delhi to locate high risk groups and areas for health education regarding lifestyle, preventive measures, early disease detection and proper adherence to drugs and of health care workers on adoption of proper precautions while carrying out their duties, and aggressive vaccination strategies thereafter.