Abstract

Objective: To determines the risk factors that cause HBV and HCV and their prevalence, evaluating sex and gender as well.

Study Design: Descriptive

Place and Duration: Sir Ganga Ram Hospital Lahore from 1st February 2020 to 30th September 2020.

Methodology: Nine hundred patients were enrolled in this study with chronic liver failure. After written consent was adopted, detailed demographics of patients were recorded. Hepatitis B and hepatitis C causes have been investigated for frequency and risk factors.

Results: One hundred and fifty patients had hepatitis C (HBV), 63 (7 percent) were found with hepatitis C, and 87 (9.7%) with +HBV. The calculated median age was 37.25. 150 HBV and HCV patients included men of 60 (40%) and 90 (60%) females, while 25 patients of <18 years of age. Hepatitis B and C were most commonly observed in patients aged between 20 and 35 (48 (55.17%) and 35 (55.55%) of HCV patients respectively). Most prevalence was found among women (HBV females had HCV 51 (56.7%) and 39 (47.3%). In this study, the history of patients such as age, gender, socio-economic status, literacy, poverty and use of water or pumped water, history of smoking, use of used injections drugs, history of blood donation and history of organ transplantation were also included.

Conclusion: The prevalence of HBV and HCV infections are too high in chronic liver failure patients whom had rural residency in comparison with other advanced countries. Mainly women and adults suffered from the viruses.

Keywords: Factors, HBV C, Hepatitis B, Frequency, Rural Areas