Abstract
OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection among nursing students. METHODOLOGY We conducted a cross-sectional study in eight nursing schools (Four private and Four public) in Karachi and selected randomly 25 diploma nursing students from each school of nursing. Venous blood was obtained from nursing students and was serologically tested using the ICT (Immunochromatographic Technique) method. A questionnaire form was used to obtain data related to the socio-demographic characteristics of the participants. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 21. RESULTS A total of 200 student nurses participated in this research study. Out of 200 student nurses in the study, 113 (56.5 %) were male, and 87(43.5 %) were female, 82 (41 %) . 1 % of the nursing students were serologically positive for HBV. CONCLUSION Health care workers are at high risk of getting viral hepatitis. A program for education about occupational risk factors and regular blood screening must be implemented in all healthcare setups of Karachi to reduce the burden of HBV infection.
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