Table 1 Prevalence of HBV in general population, young recruits and prisoners.
Population type | Region | Methods | Population size | HBV (%) | HBV marker | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
General population | Lahore | ELISA | 992 | 8.06% | HBsAg | Nafees et al. [10] 2009 |
| Â | Larkana | ICT, ELISA | 200 | 4.8% | HBsAg | Shaikh et al. [11] 2009 |
| Â | Lahore | ICT | 203 | 2.46 | HBsAg | Tanveer et al. [12] 2008 |
| Â | Karachi | ICT, ELISA. | 4000 | 4.5% | HBsAg | Noorali et al. [7] 2008 |
| Â | Southern Punjab | ICT/ELISA | 1821 | 5.9% | HBsAg | Mirza et al. [13] 2007 |
| Â | Karachi | ICT, ELISA and PCR. | 3820 | 4.5% | HBsAg & DNA | Hakim et al. [8] 2008 |
| Â | Islamabad | AxSym HBsAg, CORE& AUSAB MEIA | 1300 | 4% | HBsAg, anti HBs, anti HBc | Alam et al. [6] 2007 |
| Â | Central Punjab | ICT, ELISA | 2038 | 4.83% | HBsAg | Alam et al. [14] 2006 |
| Â | Rawalpindi | ELISA | 665 | 3% | HBsAg | Farooq et al. [15] 2005 |
| Â | Lahore | ICT | 757 | 2.6% | HBsAg | Amin et al. [16] 2004 |
| Â | Karachi | ICT, ELISA | 200 | 3% | HBsAg | Qasmi et al. [17] 2000 |
Recruitments | Rural Areas of Pakistan | ICT, ELISA | 3320 | 4.5% | HBsAg | Azam et al. [18] 2009 |
| Â | Interior Sindh | ICT, ELISA | 5237 | 7.39% | HBsAg | Malik et al. [19] 2008 |
| Â | Recruits from all over Pakistan | ICT, ELISA | 2558 | 2.8% | HBsAg | Sherif & Tariq, [20] 2006 |
| Â | Mardan | ICT, ELISA | 15550 | 3.24% | HBsAg | Mirza et al. [21] 2006 |
| Â | All areas of Pakistan | ICT, ELISA | 4552 | 4.2% | HBsAg | Hussain et al. [22]2005 |
| Â | All areas of Pakistan | ICT, ELISA | 5371 | 3.53% | HBsAg | Ali et al. [23] 2002 |
Prisoners | Karachi | ELISA | 365 | 5.9% | HBs Ag | Kazi et al. [24] 2010 |
| Â | Bahawalpur | ICT, ELISA | 2086 | 5.6% | HBs Ag | Fayyaz et al.[25] 2006 |