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Chronic Hepatitis C is one of the most common causes of hepatic fibrosis and cirrhosis. It is estimated that up to 3% (180 million people) of the world’s population is affected by this disease. Hepatitis C is estimated to result in 366,000 deaths annually worldwide. Forty Nine percent of the population of Malkani Sharif is affected with Hepatitis C virus. It was a cross-sectional descriptive study to determine the causes of hepatitis C in Malkani Sharif, union council Pangrio, is situated at GPS Coordinates: 68.83982, 24.65922. During April to June 2011, Two Hundred patients who were already diagnosed cases of Hepatitis C and having their PCR blood reports, were included in the study. A standardized questionnaire was developed for analyzing the main causes of Hepatitis C among them. The major causes seen were sharing of razors (91%), usage of used syringes (85%), blood transfusion (46%) and positive family history of Hepatitis C (31%).
ALIZA ALI, BABAR ZAMAN, MUHAMMAD ALI SHOAIB, RAHIM DHANANI, RASHID KHAN. (2013) CAUSES OF PREVALENCE OF HEPATITIS–C IN VILLAGE MALKANI SHARIF, DISTRICT BADIN, SINDH, PAKISTAN, fuuast Journal of Biology, Volume 3, Issue 2.
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