Frequency Of Hepatitis C In Blood Donors At Hayatabad Medical Complex Peshawar, Pakistan

Accepted: Infection caused by Hepatitis C virus is dangerous to health; it causes hepatic diseases including cirrhosis and hepato-cellular carcinoma. Therefore, the main objective of the study is to find out the frequency of Hepatitis C among blood donors at Hayatabad Medical Complex (HMC) Peshawar which is a tertiary care hospital and blood transfusion is a routine process in this facility that need to be observed keenly. The study was carried out during June 2018 to September 2019. To find out the frequency of Hepatitis C a total of 1900 blood donors were screened for anti HCV antibodies through ELISA (Enzyme linked immune sorbent assay) method. The frequency of HCV positive individuals was 1.26 % out of the total screened blood donors. Age wise frequencies of hepatitis C shows that 10 donors were infected in the age range from 18-30 years, 9 in 31-40 years and 5 in 41-50 years of age. The present study concluded that the frequency of HCV found among blood donors with relatively lower frequency as compared to the previous published reports. This indicates people are getting awareness day by day and the standard of living is improving. Still rate of transmission is high therefore screening of blood be done carefully. Government must improve living standard of people through public health by adopting international standards.