Open AccessRisk Factors Associated With Hepatitis C
Author(s) -
Fehmeeda Naz,
Sabahat Maqsood C Houdhary
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
lgu journal of life sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2521-0130
pISSN - 2519-9404
DOI - 10.54692/lgujls.2017.0104140
Subject(s) - medicine , marital status , vomiting , donation , blood transfusion , hepatitis c , disease , hepatitis c virus , cross sectional study , kowsar , blood donor , hepatitis , diarrhea , pediatrics , environmental health , virus , immunology , population , pathology , economics , economic growth
In Pakistan hundreds of thousand people are suffering with Hepatitis C virus (HCV) that is a potential reason of substantial mortality. A hospital based cross-sectional study was carried out at two public sector hospitals of Lahore (i.e., Fatima Jinnah and Services Hospital) during 31st May, 2016 to 8thAugust, 2016 that included 102 patients who underwent the treatment for hepatitis C infection. The basic aim of study was to identify the significant associated risk factors of HCV disease and to determine the predictive strength of the risk factors. A questionnaire was administered to get the information on socio-demographic variables age, gender, residential area, marital status and risk factors (shared razors, tooth brush, scissors), past blood transfusion, donation of blood, use of drugs etc. Some complications were observed as diarrhea (stomach disorder), blood vomiting, bleeding gums and weight loss. The highest Prevalence rate (43.1%, 44/102) was observed among patients of age (50-59) years.