Factors Influencing Hepatitis C Virus Seroprevalence among Blood Donors in North West Pakistan From: Journal of Public Health Policy | Date: April 1, 2008| Author: Khattak, Muhammad Naeem; Akhtar, Saeed; Mahmud, Sadia; Roshan, Tariq Mahmood | Copyright Palgrave Macmillan Limited 2008. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

ABSTRACT

Hepatitis C virus infection is a major health problem worldwide. The current study estimated seroprevalence of Hepatitis C virus (HCV) and evaluated associated factors among volunteer blood donors of the Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP), Pakistan. Of 1,131 volunteer blood donors enrolled, 46 (4.1%) were positive for anti-HCV antibodies. Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that positive donors were more likely to be 2.7-31 years old or >32 years old, have ha...