Demographic aspects of hepatitis C in northern Pakistan.
OBJECTIVE
To find out the prevalence of hepatitis C in various, age, sex and ethnic groups in Pakistan.


METHODS
Specimens obtained from military/civil hospitals and General Practitioners of Rawalpindi Islamabad, region and other areas of Northern Pakistan, in vicinity.


METHODS
Serum of 1710 patients of hepatitis C, diagnosed at Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP), Rawalpindi between 1st July 1996 and Dec 31, 1997, tested for Anti HCV by 3rd generation Murex Elisa. Required information was collected on a proforma filled for each patient.


CONCLUSIONS
The majority of the cases were between 30-60 years of age. There was male preponderance. The infection was more common in Urdu speaking fraction of the patients as compared with others.
Tariq
W U
WU
Armed Forces Institute of Pathology Rawalpindi, Military Hospital, Rawalpindi.
Hussain
A B
AB
Karamat
K A
KA
Ghani
E
E
Hussain
T
T
Hussain
S
S
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010154:Pakistan / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence