TY - JOUR AU - Hassan, Hamza PY - 2022/07/28 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - The Prevalence of Hepatitis C virus infections among the adult population of district Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan JF - Graduate Journal of Pakistan Review (GJPR) JA - GJPR VL - 2 IS - 1 SE - Thesis / Dissertation / FYP DO - UR - https://journals.pakistanreview.com/index.php/GJPR/article/view/107 SP - AB - <p align="justify"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Hepatitis C virus is a Flaviviridae family RNA virus that causes Hepatitis C.</span></span> <span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Hepatitis C virus is a major health problem worldwide and remains a vital cause of chronic hepatitis. This study was aimed at detecting the prevalence of HCV infection in the adult population of district Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Pakistan</span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">. </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The blood samples from 300 individuals were evaluated for antibodies using a 3rd generation enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). </span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Out of 300 serum samples, 34.3% were found positive for HCV infection. In Sex-wise study, male showed 33.3% prevalence while female possessed 35.7% of the prevalence of Hepatitis C virus.</span></span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> The overall rate of the hepatitis C virus was high in rural areas 19.6% as matched to the urban areas 14.6%. The overall prevalence of hepatitis C infection in literate patients was lower 14.3% as paralleled to illiterate patients 20%. The overall percentage of hepatitis C infection in married patients was high 23% while in unmarried, patients’ prevalence was lower 11.33%. The prevalence of hepatitis C virus was high in age group 41-60 which was 15% while low in age group above 60 which was 7%. Necessary measures should be agreed out in this region towards the control of the infection. The goal of this study was to determine the prevalence of the hepatitis C virus and to educate the public about its harmful effects. </span></span></span></p> ER -