Ashfaq Ahmed, Mohammad Omar Aziz, Ismail Mohammad, Atiq-uz Zaman, Rizwan Akram, Shahzad Javed, Amer Aziz.
Prevalence of hepatitis B and C in patients admitted in orthopedics department of Ghurki Trust Teaching Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan.
Rawal Med J Jan ;42(4):455-8.

Objective: To determine the seroprevalence of Hepatitis B and C who deny or did not know of having a disease but are positive for it. Methodology: This cross sectional study was done on 8803 patients from January 2016 to December 2016. Hepatitis B and C screening were done using ELISA Kits. Results: Out of 8803 patients, 1531(17.39%) were positive for Hepatitis B, 562(6.38%) were positive for hepatitis C and 27(0.31%) were positive for both. Conclusion: The prevalence of viral hepatitis is high, especially hepatitis B. Proper health education and community programs are needed for awareness and prevention of it.

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