Journal of Applied Pharmacy
Open Access
ISSN: 1920-4159
+44 1300 500008
ISSN: 1920-4159
+44 1300 500008
Akriti Nepal
Student of Master’s in Pharmacology,
Nanjing Jiangsu
China
Research Article
To Determine the Seroprevalence of Hepatitis C Virus in Patients of Teku
Hospital, Nepal, Kathmandu
Author(s): Akriti Nepal and Muhammad AbbasAkriti Nepal and Muhammad Abbas
The project “Hepatitis C and evaluation of treatment outcome” was taken to study the rarely touched aspect associated with Hepatitis C. Most of the studies conducted in Nepal are focused on the prevalence of hepatitis C surface antigen. It detects active disease only but does not detect the infections of the past which became immune naturally. The present study hence was conducted to determine the sero-prevalence and the epidemiological characteristics of Hepatitis C. The research was carried out in Teku Hospital Kathmandu Nepal where prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in 2700 HIV infection patients with a functioning graft was studied.”
A Univariate Analysis was used, and included calculation of odd ratios for hepatitis C infection by each variable of interest, including sex, age, profession, marital status, history of jaundice by the patient, in.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/1920-4159.1000207