A Study of the Demography, Etiological Profile and Risk Factors of Acute Viral Hepatitis in an Urban Setting
Journal Title: National Journal of Community Medicine - Year 2017, Vol 8, Issue 12
Abstract
Background: Acute Viral Hepatitis (AVH) is a major public health problem in India. The objectives of this study were to elucidate the de-mography, etiological profile, risk factors and comparative clinical spectrum of AVH transmitted faeco-orally and parenterally in an urban setting in Western India. Methodology: 100 patients more than 12 years of age having jaun-dice with raised alanine transami-nase and serology positive for acute markers of hepatitis viruses A,E,B,D and C were included in this study over a period of eighteen months.The data was analyzed us-ing SPSS (2015 version). Results: 73% patients were in the under 30 year age group. 70% were males. 53% had Hepatitis E, 34% had Hepatitis A, 11% had Hepatitis B and 2% had Hepatitis C .79% had one or other risk factors such as close personal contact, travel, mass gathering, eating roadside food, blood transfusion, injection use and high risk behaviour. Clinical severi-ty and the serum bilirubin levels were statistically higher in the fae-co-orally transmitted hepatitis than the parenterally transmitted one. The mean duration of illness was 17.1+ 6.8 days and the mean num-bers of days lost from work were 22.2 + 5.6 days. Conclusion: In this study, younger male population seemed more af-fected. Most patients had preventa-ble risk factors. Results suggested a heavy socioeconomic burden of the disease.
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Varsha R Bhatt, Ramdas B Barure
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