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PREVALENCE OF HEPATITIS B & C AMONG PEOPLE ATTENDING KIRKUK PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY | ||
| AL-TAQANI | ||
| Article 1, Volume 23, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 6-15 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Mohammed Abdul-Aziz; ; Suheila Shamse-El-den; Ghanim A. Al-Moula | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The study was carried out on (22912) individuals (17829 males and 5083 females), of different groups of population, who attended Central Public Health Laboratory in Kirkuk city, from beginning of January 1999 to end of June to 2001. The serum sample from each individual was screened for both HBsAg and anti HCV antibody, using the ELISA test. The overall rate of seropositivity was (1.82) ( HBsAg 0.89% and HCV antibody 0.93%). The rate of HBV was highest in 1999 followed by 2000 and 2001. While the rate of anti HCV antibody was highest in 2001 followed by 2000 and 1999. The rate of seropositivity of both HBV & HCV was highest in males than females. The seropositivity of HBsAg was highest among acute hepatitis patients followed by contacts, midwives, health care workers, blood donors, barbers and new officials. The rate of anti HCV antibody was highest among thalasemic patients followed by acute hepatitis, contactes, blood donors, new officials and barbers | ||
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