HBV prevalence in the volunteer blood donors in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan
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HBV prevalence in the volunteer blood donors in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan
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Hepatitis B is a fatal liver disease caused by the hepatitis B virus. In Pakistan, there are estimated 7-9 million carriers of hepatitis B virus (HBV) with a carrier rate of 3-5%. An estimated two billion people have been infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV) which is the 10th leading cause of death in the world. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that there are 350 million people with chronic HBV infection. This study was designed to determine anti-HBV prevalence based on ELISA (Enzyme Linked Immune Sorbent Assay), among blood donors in Khyber Teaching Hospital (KTH), a tertiary care hospital in Peshawar Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. A total of 8634 blood samples were collected during June 2017 to November 2017 in the blood bank of KTH, Peshawar. All samples were tested for anti-HBV antibodies using ELISA Technique. Analysis of all 8634 blood donors indicated that 127 individuals (1.47%) had anti-HBV antibodies in their sera. According to our study the prevalence of HBV infection is even lower (1.47%) than the common HBV prevalence recorded in the case of all previous studies in our subject areas. The decreasing movement of HBV infection indicates the development in health care facilities and awareness among the common population over the past few years.
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