Butt T, Amin M S
Department of Microbiology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
East Mediterr Health J. 2008 Jul-Aug;14(4):791-7.
This descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted at 2 military hospitals in Pakistan from January 2004 to December 2005. Young adult males with age range 17-22 years from different districts of Pakistan were screened for hepatitis B surface antigens (HBsAg) and anti-hepatitis C antibodies (anti-HCV). Out of 5707 young men tested, 95 (1.70%) were positive for anti-HCV and 167 (2.93%) for HBsAg. Although both viruses were distributed evenly through-for anti-HCV and 167 (2.93%) for HBsAg. Although both viruses were distributed evenly throughout Pakistan, seroprevalence was higher in the provinces of Punjab and Sindh than in North-West Frontier province and Baluchistan and Azad Kashmir provinces. Health education to the general public, including barbers, would be an important tool for control/preventive measures.
这项描述性横断面研究于2004年1月至2005年12月在巴基斯坦的两家军事医院进行。对来自巴基斯坦不同地区、年龄在17至22岁的年轻成年男性进行了乙肝表面抗原（HBsAg）和抗丙型肝炎病毒抗体（抗-HCV）筛查。在接受检测的5707名年轻男性中，95人（1.70%）抗-HCV呈阳性，167人（2.93%）HBsAg呈阳性。尽管两种病毒在巴基斯坦各地分布均匀，但旁遮普省和信德省的血清流行率高于西北边境省、俾路支省和阿扎德克什米尔省。对包括理发师在内的普通公众进行健康教育将是控制/预防措施的一项重要手段。
