@article{Quddus_Shahzad_Munawar_Kiani_Mumtaz_Tahir_2023, title={Factors associated with seropositivity of Hepatitis B & C: A case control study at Azad Jammu and Kashmir}, volume={27}, url={https://journalrmc.com/index.php/JRMC/article/view/1761}, DOI={10.37939/jrmc.v27i1.1761}, abstractNote={<p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">OBJECTIVE: </span></strong><span data-contrast="auto">To determine the factors associated with seropositivity of hepatitis B and C at Azad Jammu and Kashmir</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559739":160,"335559740":360}"> </span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">STUDY DESIGN: </span></strong><span data-contrast="auto">Case Control study.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559739":160,"335559740":360}"> </span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">SETTING AND DURATION: </span></strong><span class="TextRun SCXW61843586 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW61843586 BCX0">Department of </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW61843586 BCX0">Gastroenterology</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW61843586 BCX0">Sheikh Khalifa Bin </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW61843586 BCX0">Zayed</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW61843586 BCX0"> Al </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW61843586 BCX0">Nahyan</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW61843586 BCX0"> Hospital/ AK Combined Military </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW61843586 BCX0">Hospital Rawalakot,</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW61843586 BCX0"> from</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW61843586 BCX0">1</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW61843586 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun Superscript SCXW61843586 BCX0" data-fontsize="12">s t</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW61843586 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW61843586 BCX0">January</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW61843586 BCX0"> 2021 to </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW61843586 BCX0">30</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW61843586 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun Superscript SCXW61843586 BCX0" data-fontsize="12">th </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW61843586 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW61843586 BCX0">June 2021.</span></span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">METHODOLOGY: </span></strong><span data-contrast="auto">This study involved 173 patients suffering from Hepatitis B or C.144 age and gender matched healthy controls was enrolled from within the hospital. Detailed socio-demographic proforma was filled by both the cases and controls which included all the relevant factors. Pearson chi-square test was applied to look for statistically significant difference in factors associated with seropositivity of hepatitis B and C among cases and controls.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559739":160,"335559740":360}"> </span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">RESULTS:  </span></strong><span data-contrast="auto">A totalof 317 participants were included in the study. 144 were healthy controls and 173 were patients suffering from hepatitis B and C. 149 (86.1%) had hepatitis C while 24 (13.9%) had hepatitis B. Mean age of the study participants were 36.95±3.19 years. Marital status, positive family history of hepatitis B and C and history of surgery or dental procedure had statistically significant relationship with seropositivity of Hepatitis B and C (p-value<0.05)</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559739":160,"335559740":360}"> </span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">CONCLUSION: </span></strong><span data-contrast="auto">Individuals who were married or had anybody in family positive for hepatitis B and C were more at risk of having these infections. In this study dental procedures, surgeries and family history of these infections have highest incidence of risk factors associated with HCV & HBV infections</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559739":160,"335559740":360}"> </span></p>}, number={1}, journal={Journal of Rawalpindi Medical College}, author={Quddus, Muhammad Abdul and Shahzad, Arslan and Munawar, Rukhsana and Kiani, Rizwan Saeed and Mumtaz, Humayun and Tahir, Rabia}, year={2023}, month={Apr.} }