Khawaja Muhammad Fayyaz, Shafqat Ali, Aamir Ali Khan, Muhammad Shafique, Muhammad Azhar Khan, Shahid Majeed, Aamir Shahzad Butt.
Hepatitis B carriers; diagnosis among volunteer blood donor students at Quaid-i-Azam Medical College Bahawalpur.
Professional Med J Jan ;9(3):186-90.

Blood donors are more vulnerable to the viral disease exposure. In this study hepatitis B accidental exposure was aimed to be traced out with various relations. OBJECTIVES: Study was framed to see the Hepatitis B carrier rate in volunteer blood donor medical students at Quaid-i-Azam Medical College Bahawalpur. SETTING: Record available at the offices of various registered societies doing welfare work and blood donation. DESIGN: Retrospective study. SUBJECTS: 345 volunteer blood donors were included while 26 were found carrier and dropped out from study. PERIOD: 1992 to 1997. METHODOLOGY: Latix agglutination test and Immunochromatic technique (ICT) devise for checking HbsAg was used. RESULTS: 8.15% carrier rate in normal population and 5.64% in blood donors medical students have been found. CONCLUSION: There is no difference between pre clinical and clinical students showing any relation to the contact of patients.

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