Table 3 Percent prevalence rates of HBV infection in Healthcare workers, pregnant women and pediatric population.
Population type | Region | Methods | Population size | HBV positive (%) | HBV marker | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Health Care Personals | Abbottabad | ELISA | 125 | 2.4% | HBsAg | Sarwar et al. [41] 2008 |
| Â | Muzaffarabad | RPHA, ELISA | 199 | 4.1% | HBsAg | Naz et al. [42] 2002 |
Pregnant women | Karachi | ICT | 2592 | 0.34% | HBsAg | Sheikh, [43] 2009 |
| Â | Swat | ICT, ELISA | 5607 | 3.98% | HBsAg | Khattak et al. [44] 2009 |
| Â | Karachi | EIA | 5902 | 4.6% | HBsAg | Sami et al. [45] 2009 |
| Â | Lahore | ICT, ELISA | 2439 | 2.2% | HBsAg | Batool et al. [46] 2008 |
| Â | Bahawalpur | ICT, ELISA | 300 | 12.3% | HBsAG, HBeAG, HBcAB, HBsAB, | Ahmad et al. [47] 2007 |
| Â | Karachi | ICT, ELISA | 25,482 | 1.57% | HBs Ag | Ali & Memon, [48] 2007 |
| Â | Hyderabad | ICT, ELISA | 103 | 12.6% | HBsAg | Yousfani et al. [49] 2006 |
| Â | Rahim Yar Khan | ELISA | 450 | 12.0% | HBsAg | Hakeem et al. [50] 2006 |
| Â | Karachi | ICT, ELISA | 245 | 3.26% | HBsAg | Mehnaz et al. [51] 2002 |
Children | Karachi | ELISA | 3533 | 1.8% | HBsAg | Jafri et al. [52] 2006 |
| Â | Lahore | RPHA, ELISA | 392 | 2.04%. | HBsAg | Khan et al. [53] 1998 |