Shazia Azhar, Muhammad Iftikhar, Muhammad Usman, Sobia Zeeshan, Munazza Salahuddin.
Epidemiological study of Seropositive Infection HBV, HCV and HIV in Male healthy blood donors of Gadap Town, Karachi.
Pak J Med Health Sci Jan ;12(1):570-2.

Aim: To determine the prevalence ratio of seropositive infection of HBV, HCV, and HIV in healthy blood donors of low socioeconomic areas of Gadap town Karachi. Methodology : The Epidemiology study was conducted on 2400 healthy blood donors. Blood sample was collected in camp, which was arranged by the Fatimid Blood Foundation at Gadap town Karachi. Only male subjected were selected for this study, whose age criteria between 18-50yrs. After collection of blood samples and measurement of BMI (body mass index), W/H (waist hip ratio) of donors participants, these samples sent for further analysis of Hb (haemoglobulin) and seropositive infection of HBV , HCV , and HIV at Fatimid Blood Foundation of Fatimid Blood Foundation. BMI, W/H was measured by according to national heart lung of blood institute. Whereas estimation of haemoglobulin was determine by sysmex machine and estimation of seropositive samples was performed by Architect I –2000 auto analyzer. Results : in our cross-sectional study we observed in our study we selected 2400 donors. These donors were of the age groups of 25 —40 years. The study was carried out by arranging free camp for blood donation in Gad town Karachi Pakistan. Among 1600 donors was serological positive in out of 2400. In our study we also noted that BMI (31.68+/-0.53) and waist hip ratio (1.16+/- 0.14)of donor subjects shows in (table 1), it was noted that donors are nearly obese whereas estimation of haemoglobulin (14.16+/- 0 .556). Conclusion : we concluded in Epidemiological study of seropositive infection , HBV infection is mostly common in Male healthy blood donors as compares with HCV and HIV infections in Gadap town Karachi .

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