A systematic review of hepatitis C virus epidemiology in Asia, Australia and Egypt

W Sievert, I Altraif, HA Razavi, A Abdo… - Liver …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Background: The hepatitis C pandemic has been systematically studied and characterized
in North America and Europe, but this important public health problem has not received …

[HTML][HTML] Hepatitis B and hepatitis C in Pakistan: prevalence and risk factors

SA Ali, RMJ Donahue, H Qureshi… - International journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Pakistan carries one of the world's highest burdens of chronic hepatitis and
mortality due to liver failure and hepatocellular carcinomas. However, national level …

[HTML][HTML] Hepatitis C virus in Pakistan: a systematic review of prevalence, genotypes and risk factors

Y Waheed, T Shafi, SZ Safi, I Qadri - World journal of …, 2009 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
In Pakistan more than 10 million people are living with Hepatitis C virus (HCV), with high
morbidity and mortality. This article reviews the prevalence, genotypes and factors …

[HTML][HTML] Hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus infection in healthcare workers

N Coppola, S De Pascalis, L Onorato… - World journal of …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Approximately 3 million healthcare workers per year receive an injury with an occupational
instrument, with around 2000000 exposures to hepatitis B virus (HBV) and 1000000 to …

Hepatitis B virus in Pakistan: a systematic review of prevalence, risk factors, awareness status and genotypes

M Ali, M Idrees, L Ali, A Hussain, I Ur Rehman… - Virology journal, 2011 - Springer
In Pakistan, there are estimated 7-9 million carriers of hepatitis B virus (HBV) with a carrier
rate of 3-5%. This article reviews the available literature about the prevalence, risk factors …

[PDF][PDF] A review of hepatitis viral infections in Pakistan

A Bosan, H Qureshi, KM Bile, I Ahmad… - JPMA-Journal of the …, 2010 - natap.org
A review of published literature on viral hepatitis infections in Pakistan is presented. A total
of 220 abstracts available in the Pakmedinet and Medline have been searched. All relevant …

Prevalence of HBV and HBV vaccination coverage in health care workers of tertiary hospitals of Peshawar, Pakistan

S Attaullah, S Khan, Naseemullah, S Ayaz, SN Khan… - Virology journal, 2011 - Springer
Abstract Background Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) may progress to serious consequences and
increase dramatically beyond endemic dimensions that transmits to or from health care …

Susceptibility of healthcare workers in Kenya to hepatitis B: new strategies for facilitating vaccination uptake

RM Suckling, M Taegtmeyer, PM Nguku… - Journal of Hospital …, 2006 - Elsevier
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is preventable, yet many healthcare workers (HCWs) in
resource-poor countries remain at risk. The aims of this study were to evaluate the …

Molecular epidemiology of HCV among health care workers of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

S Khan, S Attaullah, S Ayaz, S Niaz Khan, S Shams… - Virology Journal, 2011 - Springer
Background Studies of the molecular epidemiology and risk factors for hepatitis C virus
(HCV) in health care workers (HCWs) of Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region are scarce …

Hepatitis B and C prevalence and prevention awareness among health care workers in a tertiary care hospital

S Hussain, NA Patrick, R Shams - International Journal of Pathology, 2018 - jpathology.com
Objective: To find the prevalence of Hepatitis B and C and to assess the current Hepatitis B
vaccination statusand knowledge of standard prophylaxis against blood borne infections in …