تلخیص
The increased frequency of Hepatitis B and C viral infections is considered to be amongst the very
important health issues. Therefore, the current study has been planned to assess the frequency of
specific diseases in adult age group medical students. It was a Descriptive study, carried out on 151
medical students of Al-Nafees Medical College and Hospital, Islamabad. A convenient sampling
technique was adopted for the proceedings of study. Informed consent followed by a questionnaire
filling was the important prerequisites of study. This was to get adequate information regarding the
presence of any predisposing factor and subclinical presentation. The data was finally analyzed by
SPSS version 16. For qualitative variables frequency of specific infection was calculated in terms of
percentages. While for specific age group, quantitative variables i.e. mean and standard deviation
were calculated. The results of current study have shown 0.66% (n=1) hepatitis C viral infection
(HCV) and 0% (n=0) hepatitis B viral infection (HBV). The study concluded that, the frequency of
both HBV and HCV infection was found to be very less than that expected. This study suggests that
the National preventative programs and strategies against both HBV and HCV are successful.
Munazza Asad, Humaira Zafar, Kiran Tauseef Bukhari, Iram Yasir. (2013) FREQUENCY OF HEPATITIS B & C VIRAL INFECTIONS AMONGST STUDENTS OF A MEDICAL SCHOOL OF ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN, Asian Journal of Agriculture and Biology, Volume 1, Issue 4.
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