scholarly journals Gender-Specific Frequency Distribution of Hepatitis C Virus Genotypes in Punjab province, Pakistan: A Clinically Significant Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study

Cureus ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anam Yousaf ◽  
Atif Ghafoor ◽  
Noor Fatima ◽  
Muhammad Danish
Keyword(s):  
Hepatitis C Virus ◽  
Hepatitis C ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Virus Genotypes ◽  
Specific Frequency ◽  
Hepatitis C Virus Genotypes ◽  
Clinically Significant ◽  
Gender Specific

scholarly journals Occurence of Genotypes of Hepatitis C Virus in Hepatitis C Patients at Civil Hospital Khairpur, Sindh, Pakistan

2021 ◽  
pp. 370-375
Author(s):  
Sajid Ali ◽  
Ikram Ahmed Tunio ◽  
Rukia Farzana ◽  
Muhammad Siddique Rajput ◽  
Qararo Shah ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hepatitis C Virus ◽  
Hepatitis C ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Genotype 3 ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Total N ◽  
Civil Hospital ◽  
Patient Consent ◽  
Virus Genotypes ◽  
Hcv Genotyping

Objective: To evaluate frequency of Hepatitis C virus Genotypes in Hepatitis C patients reported at Civil Hospital Khairpur, Sindh, Pakistan. Methodology: A descriptive cross sectional study was conducted on 223 hepatitis C patients who fulfilled the criteria at hepatitis OPD of Civil Hospital Khairpur, Sindh, Pakistan. After taken Patient consent, blood sample were collected for HCV genotyping, which were performed by a qualified pathologist. The collected data statistically analyzed by using SPSS version 22 software. Result: Out of 223 patients, male patients were 167 and females patients were 56, rural patients were 130 where as 93 patients were from urban area, 30 patients were of age from 20-25 years, 41 were of age from 26-30 years, 60 were of 31-35 years, 54 were of 36-40 years, 16 were of 41-45 years, 13 were of 46-50 years, 7 were of 51-55 years, 2 were of 56-60 years, out of total n=11 patients have genotype1, n=4 have genotype2, n=204 have genotype3, n=3 have genotype4, n=1 have genotype5, whereas no any patient have genotype 6.     Conclusion: This study concluded that genotype 3 is most dominant among other genotypes in reported patients of hepatitis c virus infection at civil hospital Khairpur.

scholarly journals Exposure to hepatitis C virus in homeless men in Central Brazil: a cross-sectional study

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Priscilla Martins Ferreira ◽  
Rafael Alves Guimarães ◽  
Christiane Moreira Souza ◽  
Lara Cristina da Cunha Guimarães ◽  
Cleiciane Vieira de Lima Barros ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hepatitis C Virus ◽  
Hepatitis C ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Central Brazil ◽  
Homeless Men
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