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lifeskim:mentions |
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pubmed:issue |
6
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pubmed:dateCreated |
2007-3-5
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pubmed:abstractText |
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and C virus (HCV) are major public health concerns in Pakistan. We conducted a baseline analysis of first-time replacement blood donors at the blood bank of Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre in the year 2000 with the view to developing low-cost sentinel surveillance for these infections. Among 7325 such donors, 264 (3.6%) were positive for anti-HCV and 344 (4.7%) for HBsAg. HCV seroprevalence was significantly positively associated with age and lower education. Those speaking Sindhi or other minor languages had a significantly higher prevalence of HBV infection. Blood bank data could provide reliable information to monitor trends in prevalence of these infections.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal |
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pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:chemical |
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Nov
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pubmed:issn |
1020-3397
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pubmed:author |
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pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
12
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
735-41
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:17333817-Adolescent,
pubmed-meshheading:17333817-Adult,
pubmed-meshheading:17333817-Age Distribution,
pubmed-meshheading:17333817-Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:17333817-Blood Banks,
pubmed-meshheading:17333817-Blood Donors,
pubmed-meshheading:17333817-Cost-Benefit Analysis,
pubmed-meshheading:17333817-Educational Status,
pubmed-meshheading:17333817-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:17333817-Hepatitis B,
pubmed-meshheading:17333817-Hepatitis B Surface Antigens,
pubmed-meshheading:17333817-Hepatitis C,
pubmed-meshheading:17333817-Hepatitis C Antibodies,
pubmed-meshheading:17333817-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:17333817-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:17333817-Middle Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:17333817-Occupations,
pubmed-meshheading:17333817-Pakistan,
pubmed-meshheading:17333817-Questionnaires,
pubmed-meshheading:17333817-Registries,
pubmed-meshheading:17333817-Residence Characteristics,
pubmed-meshheading:17333817-Risk Factors,
pubmed-meshheading:17333817-Sentinel Surveillance,
pubmed-meshheading:17333817-Seroepidemiologic Studies,
pubmed-meshheading:17333817-Urban Health
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pubmed:year |
2006
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Hepatitis B and C infection in first-time blood donors in Karachi--a possible subgroup for sentinel surveillance.
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pubmed:affiliation |
AIDS Surveillance Centre, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi, Pakistan. smujeeb@super.net.pkl
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article
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