Open AccessPrevalence of Hepatitis B and C Among Normal Individuals in Tripoli/Libya
Author(s) -
Hussain A. Sheriff
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
almustansiriya journal of pharmaceutical sciences/al-mustansiriyah journal of pharmaceutical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2959-183X
pISSN - 1815-0993
DOI - 10.32947/ajps.v8i2.343
Subject(s) - medicine , hepatitis b , demography , hepatitis c , hepatitis , prospective cohort study , prevalence , hepatitis b virus , epidemiology , virology , virus , sociology
A prospective study was done to determine the prevalence of hepatitis B and C infection among normal individuals of different social and cultural categories in capital of Libya (Tripoli) which is the most crowded city in Libya.In all individuals (2492) blood samples were examined. It has been found that prevalence of hepatitis B was (2.28%) and hepatitis C was (0.04%).HBV prevalence increases with age. In elderly populations (50-80 years) the prevalence of HBV was (3.07%) compared to (2.19%) in young individuals (15-22 years). Males also were slightly more prone to HBV (2.27%) than females (1.89%) according to our results.