Abstract
Background: Pakistan is a developing country of 180 million people with lowhealth and educational standards. According to the Human Development Index of the UnitedNations, it is ranked 146th out of 187 countries. Objective: To know the actual disease burdenof Chronic Hepatitis Viruses B and C in Southern Punjab. Study Design: Cross-sectional,Observational study. Setting: Ibn-e-Sina Hospital and Research Centre. Period: March 2010 toFebruary 2014. Methodology: A total of 26800 people from general population were includedin the present study. Free vaccination camps were established in rural and urban union councilswith the help of local politicians, in Schools, Madrassahs and Industrial units and a permanentcamp was established in Ibn-e-Sina Hospital. People of all age groups and either sex werevaccinated. Results: A total of 26800 individuals were screened, (mean: 36.47 ± 13.81). 2090(7.8%) tested positive for Anti-HCV. Among these 68.6 % (n=1433) were males while 31.4%(n=657) were females. 616 (2.3%) tested positive for HBsAg of which 401 (65.2%) were maleand 215 (34.8%) were female. 75 subjects (0.28%) were positive for both HBsAg and Anti-HCV.Conclusion:- We as a community need to be more vigilant as the disease burden of HBsAg isnot decreasing in the general population and the Burden of Anti-HCV is one of the highest inthe world.
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