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ANALYTICAL STUDY OF THE PREVALENCE OF HEPATITIS ‘B’ AND ‘C’ VIRUS IN HEALTHY BLOOD DONORS IN BLOOD TRANSFUSION DEPARTMENT

Dr Sajid Ali Sabri, Dr Khushbakhat Khalid, Dr Muhammad Khizer

Objective: To determine seropositivity of viral hepatitis B and C in healthy blood donors attended the Blood Transfusion department of Nishtar and Bahawal Victoria Hospitals. Study Design: A Retrospective Study. Place and Duration: In the Blood Transfusion department of Nishtar Hospital, Multan and Bahawal Victoria Hospital, Bahawalpur for Six month duration from July 2018 to December 2018. Methods: Blood donors who were admitted to the Blood Transfusion department of Nishtar and Bahawal Victoria Hospital of Multan and Bahawalpur respectively were examined for (HCV) hepatitis C and (HBV) hepatitis B by fast device procedure. Results: The analysis of the study proved that 3.94% of blood donors were HBV positive and for HCV12.10% were positive. Conclusion: It is concluded that in donors who visited Blood Transfusion department of twin hospitals of Rawalpindi prevalence of Hepatitis C is more than (HBV) hepatitis B virus. Key words: Hepatitis B & C, seropositivity, prevalence.

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