Journal of Geography & Natural Disasters
Open Access
ISSN: 2167-0587
ISSN: 2167-0587
Muhammad Shakeel
Punjab
Pakistan
Research Article
Spatial Patterns of Hepatitis C Disease in Ghadezai Tehsil District Buner,Khyber Paktunkhwa, Pakistan
Author(s): Asad Ali, Muhammad Shakeel, Shoaib Khalid, Tanveer Ahmed, Mubarra Noreen and Ali Rehan MunirAsad Ali, Muhammad Shakeel, Shoaib Khalid, Tanveer Ahmed, Mubarra Noreen and Ali Rehan Munir
This study was carried out to investigate the spatial patterns of Hepatitis C and its prevalence in males and females in Ghadezai Tehsil District Buner Khyber Paktunkhawa. The patients’ data i.e. residential addresses were taken from the district head quarter Dagger Buner. This data was used for the analysis of the Hepatitis C disease. All the patients’ locations were marked correctly through GPS in the form of x y co-ordinates. These co-ordinates were used to performed spatial analysis, mapping and other quarries of this disease by using GIS software. The results show that the spatial pattern of Hepatitis C in Ghadezai Tehsil was random and uneven. Four areas were identified the hotspots of Hepatitis C in which Dokaddah was in the extreme north Kalakheela in the center while Bazargai and Geraray was in the west of Ghadezai Tehsil. High prevalence of HCV was observed in ma.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2167-0587.1000146