Malhotra, Parveen and Malhotra, Vani and Gupta, Usha and Sanwariya, Yogesh and Pahuja, Isha and Akshay, . (2021) Clinical Spectrum of Hepatitis B in India- A Retrospective Ten Year Study. In: Highlights on Medicine and Medical Science Vol. 3. B P International, pp. 111-120. ISBN 978-93-91215-54-5
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Introduction: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, a pan global health problem, has already effected one-third of the world population. India harbours around 40 million HBV carriers, thus accounting for 10–15% share of total pool of HBV carriers of the world. Every year over 100,000 Indians die due to illnesses related to HBV infection
Aims and Objectives: To study the Epidemiological profile and Clinical spectrum of patients with Hepatitis B virus infection.
Materials and Methods: This prospective study was done at Department of Medical Gastroenterology, PGIMS,Rohtak over a period of ten years i.e. 01.09.2010 to 31.08.2020, on HbsAg positive patients who reported on outdoor patient department or were admitted in various wards of hospital.
Conclusion: Hepatitis B is having certain hotspots in India like Haryana. The young males with rural background are most vulnerable because of unsafe needle & injection practices due to non-availability of proper health care facilities.
| Item Type: | Book Section |
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| Subjects: | European Scholar > Medical Science |
| Depositing User: | Managing Editor |
| Date Deposited: | 28 Oct 2023 11:47 |
| Last Modified: | 28 Oct 2023 11:47 |
| URI: | http://article.publish4promo.com/id/eprint/2631 |
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